"hiddle" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhɪdəl/ Forms: hiddles [plural], hidel [alternative], hidle [alternative], hiddil [alternative], heddle [alternative], hydle [alternative], hidels [alternative], hydles [alternative]
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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|hidel}} Middle English hidel, {{inh|en|enm|hidils}} Middle English hidils, {{inh|en|ang|hȳdels||a place of concealment, hiding-place, cavern, cave}} Old English hȳdels (“a place of concealment, hiding-place, cavern, cave”), {{suffix|en|hide|le}} hide + -le Head templates: {{en-noun}} hiddle (plural hiddles)
  1. (now chiefly dialectal) A hiding-place; a sheltered spot. Tags: dialectal
    Sense id: en-hiddle-en-noun-vTgfqVoO Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -le Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -le: 16 25 21 19 20
  2. (now chiefly dialectal, Scotland) A cluster, small group of buildings, etc. set close together; a huddle. Tags: Scotland, dialectal
    Sense id: en-hiddle-en-noun-VksgAjYC Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -le, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 30 18 17 17 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -le: 16 25 21 19 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 15 33 15 14 14 1 2 2 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 30 17 15 15 1 1 2 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: but hidel, hidel-like, in hidel Related terms: hide, hideling

Verb

IPA: /ˈhɪdəl/
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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|hidel}} Middle English hidel, {{inh|en|enm|hidils}} Middle English hidils, {{inh|en|ang|hȳdels||a place of concealment, hiding-place, cavern, cave}} Old English hȳdels (“a place of concealment, hiding-place, cavern, cave”), {{suffix|en|hide|le}} hide + -le Head templates: {{en-verb}} hiddle (third-person singular simple present hiddles, present participle hiddling, simple past and past participle hiddled) Forms: hiddles [present, singular, third-person], hiddling [participle, present], hiddled [participle, past], hiddled [past], hidel [alternative], hidle [alternative], hiddil [alternative], heddle [alternative], hydle [alternative], hidels [alternative], hydles [alternative]
  1. (transitive, UK dialectal, Scotland) To hide; conceal. Tags: Scotland, UK, dialectal, transitive
    Sense id: en-hiddle-en-verb-HJnMIrC~ Categories (other): British English, Scottish English, English terms suffixed with -le Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -le: 16 25 21 19 20
  2. (intransitive, UK dialectal, Scotland) To nestle closely; take shelter. Tags: Scotland, UK, dialectal, intransitive
    Sense id: en-hiddle-en-verb-luyZZVjL Categories (other): British English, Scottish English, English terms suffixed with -le Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -le: 16 25 21 19 20
  3. (transitive, UK dialectal, Scotland) To shelter (in one's arms). Tags: Scotland, UK, dialectal, transitive
    Sense id: en-hiddle-en-verb-wfk2qMVw Categories (other): British English, Scottish English, English terms suffixed with -le Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -le: 16 25 21 19 20

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhɪdəl/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hiddle"
}

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