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scaddle.

Wild, mischievous, thievish.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. Wild, mischievous, thievish.

    UK · dialectal · obsolete
  2. Timid, nervous, skittish.

    UK · dialectal · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English scathel (“harmful”), from Old Norse *skǫðull, 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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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.