scaddle
scaddle · more scaddle · most scaddle
Wild, mischievous, thievishWild, mischievous, thievish.
Meaning
2 senses(UK, dialectal, obsolete)Wild, mischievous, thievish.
(UK, dialectal, obsolete)Timid, nervous, skittish.
Origin
From Middle English scathel (“harmful”), from Old Norse *skǫðull, from Proto-Germanic *skaFrom 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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Forms
more scaddle, most scaddle| Comparative | more scaddle Lesson |
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| Superlative | most scaddle Lesson |
regular
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form