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scaddle

adj

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”).

  1. inherited from *skaþulaz✻
  2. inherited from *sceaþol✻
  3. inherited from scathel

Definitions

  1. Wild, mischievous, thievish.

  2. Timid, nervous, skittish.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA