"hiddle" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhɪdəl/ Forms: hiddles [plural]
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, {{m|enm|hydel}} hydel, {{inh|en|enm|hidils}} Middle English hidils, {{m|enm|hudels|t=hiding-place, concealment}} hudels (“hiding-place, concealment”), {{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, {{m|en|burial}} burial, {{m|en|riddle}} riddle, {{m|en|hide}} hide, {{m|en|huddle}} huddle 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
  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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hidel, hidle, hiddil, heddle, hydle, hidels, hydles Derived forms: but hidel, hidel-like, in hidel Related terms: hide, hideling

Verb

IPA: /ˈhɪdəl/ Forms: hiddles [present, singular, third-person], hiddling [participle, present], hiddled [participle, past], hiddled [past]
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, {{m|enm|hydel}} hydel, {{inh|en|enm|hidils}} Middle English hidils, {{m|enm|hudels|t=hiding-place, concealment}} hudels (“hiding-place, concealment”), {{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, {{m|en|burial}} burial, {{m|en|riddle}} riddle, {{m|en|hide}} hide, {{m|en|huddle}} huddle Head templates: {{en-verb}} hiddle (third-person singular simple present hiddles, present participle hiddling, simple past and past participle hiddled)
  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: 6 21 29 22 23
  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
  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
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hidel, hidle, hiddil, heddle, hydle, hidels, hydles

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "form": "hiddled",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "hiddle (third-person singular simple present hiddles, present participle hiddling, simple past and past participle hiddled)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "British English",
        "English dialectal terms",
        "English transitive verbs",
        "Scottish English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To hide; conceal."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hide",
          "hide"
        ],
        [
          "conceal",
          "conceal"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, UK dialectal, Scotland) To hide; conceal."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Scotland",
        "UK",
        "dialectal",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "British English",
        "English dialectal terms",
        "English intransitive verbs",
        "Scottish English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To nestle closely; take shelter."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "nestle",
          "nestle"
        ],
        [
          "shelter",
          "shelter"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive, UK dialectal, Scotland) To nestle closely; take shelter."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Scotland",
        "UK",
        "dialectal",
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "British English",
        "English dialectal terms",
        "English transitive verbs",
        "Scottish English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To shelter (in one's arms)."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, UK dialectal, Scotland) To shelter (in one's arms)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Scotland",
        "UK",
        "dialectal",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhɪdəl/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "hidel"
    },
    {
      "word": "hidle"
    },
    {
      "word": "hiddil"
    },
    {
      "word": "heddle"
    },
    {
      "word": "hydle"
    },
    {
      "word": "hidels"
    },
    {
      "word": "hydles"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hiddle"
}

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