betwattled

== English == === Alternative forms === betwaddled === Etymology === Late 18th century Dorset British slang for confused, bewildered. From be- +‎ twattle (“to talk”) +‎ -ed. === Adjective === betwattled (comparative more betwattled, superlative most betwattled) (archaic, West Country) surprised, confounded, befuddled, to be in a distressed state of mind. === Verb === betwattled (archaic) simple past and past participle of betwattle === References === A Dictionary of Slang and Colloquial English, John S. Farmer and W. E. Henly, 1905. Betwaddled. Retrieved from archive.org Glossary of Provincial Words & Phrases in use in Somersetshire, Williams and Jones, 1873. Betwaddled. Retrieved online. Wright, Joseph (1898), The English Dialect Dictionary‎[2], volume 1, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 253