unriddle

verb

Etymology

From un- + riddle.

  1. derived from *krey-
  2. derived from *hrid-
  3. inherited from *hrīdrą
  4. inherited from *hrīdrā
  5. inherited from hriddel
  6. inherited from riddil
  7. prefixed as unriddle — “un + riddle

Definitions

  1. To figure out the answer to (a riddle).

  2. To solve (a perplexing problem).

    • On the right hand of [a wax figure representing] Popery sat Judaism, represented by an old man embroidered with phylacteries, and distinguished by many typical figures, which I had not skill enough to unriddle.

The neighborhood

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