[rid.dle] n [ME redels, ridel, fr. OE raedelse opinion, conjecture, riddle; akin to OE raedan to interpret--more at read] (bef. 12c) 1: a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed: conundrum, enigma
2: something or someone difficult to understand syn see mystery
[2]riddle vb rid.dled ; rid.dling vi (1571): to speak in or propound riddles ~ vt 1: to find the solution of: explain
2: to set a riddle for: puzzle -- rid.dler n [3]riddle n [ME riddil, fr. OE hriddel; akin to L cribrum sieve, cernere to sift--more at certain] (bef. 12c): a coarse sieve [4]riddle vt rid.dled ; rid.dling (13c) 1: to separate (as grain from chaff) with a riddle: screen
2: to pierce with many holes "riddled the car with bullets"
3: to spread through: permeate "a book riddled with errors"