hiddle
English
Etymology
From Middle English hidel, hydel, alteration, due to final s mistaken for the plural ending, of Middle English hidils, hudels (“hiding-place, concealment”), from Old English hȳdels (“a place of concealment, hiding-place, cavern, cave”), equivalent to hide + -le. For loss of final s compare also burial riddle. More at hide, huddle.
Noun
hiddle (plural hiddles)
Derived terms
- but hidel
- hidel-like
- in hidel
Verb
hiddle (third-person singular simple present hiddles, present participle hiddling, simple past and past participle hiddled)
- (transitive, Britain dialectal, Scotland) To hide; conceal.
- (intransitive, Britain dialectal, Scotland) To nestle closely; take shelter.
- (transitive, Britain dialectal, Scotland) To shelter (in one's arms).
Scots
Etymology
From Early Scots hidlis (“hiding places”), from hiddil (“concealment”), from Middle English hidels.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɪˌdʌl/
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