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English
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
Noun
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.
Derived terms
Verb
hiddle (third-person singular simple present hiddles, present participle hiddling, simple past and past participle hiddled)
- (transitive, UK dialectal, Scotland) To hide; conceal.
- (intransitive, UK dialectal, Scotland) To nestle closely; take shelter.
- (transitive, UK dialectal, Scotland) To shelter (in one's arms).
Scots
Etymology
From Early Scots hidlis (“hiding places”), from hiddil (“concealment”), from Middle English hidels.
Pronunciation
Noun
hiddle (plural hiddles)
- A hiding place or shelter.
Adverb
hiddle (comparative mair hiddle, superlative maist hiddle)
- In a mysterious fashion.
Verb
hiddle (third-person singular simple present hiddles, present participle hiddlin, simple past hiddlet, past participle hiddlet)
- To hide or conceal.
- To take shelter or nestle closely.