Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scaddle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: scad-dle
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Wild, mischievous, thievish.

British usage; Obsolete

adj

Timid, nervous, skittish.

British usage; Obsolete

Etymology

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”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: scathel, *skǫðull, *skaþulaz
Suffix: scathe

Usage

British usage
Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more scaddle (comparative) most scaddle (superlative) skaddle (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

scatheful skedaddle

Questions

What does scaddle mean?: Wild, mischievous, thievish.
Where does scaddle come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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