hiddle
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Etymology edit
From Middle English hidel, hydel, an 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 burial, riddle. More at hide, huddle.
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Noun edit
hiddle (plural hiddles)
- (now chiefly dialectal) A hiding-place; a sheltered spot.
- (now chiefly dialectal, Scotland) A cluster, small group of buildings, etc. set close together; a huddle.
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Verb edit
hiddle (third-person singular simple present hiddles, present participle hiddling, simple past and past participle hiddled)
Scots edit
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Etymology edit
From Early Scots hidlis (“hiding places”), from hiddil (“concealment”), from Middle English hidels.
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Noun edit
hiddle (plural hiddles)
- A hiding place or shelter.
Adverb edit
hiddle (comparative mair hiddle, superlative maist hiddle)
- In a mysterious fashion.
Verb edit
hiddle (third-person singular simple present hiddles, present participle hiddlin, simple past hiddlet, past participle hiddlet)