Scaddle

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Wild, mischievous, thievish. UK, dialectal, obsolete
  2. 2
    Timid, nervous, skittish. UK, dialectal, obsolete

Etymology

From Middle English scathel (“harmful”), from Old English *sceaþol, from Proto-Germanic *skaþulaz (“harmful”), equivalent to scathe + -el. Cognate with Old High German scadel (“injurious, harmful”), Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌸𐌿𐌻𐍃 (skaþuls, “injurious, wicked”).

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