Scaddle
/ˈskædəl/noun
A dialectal verb meaning to scatter, disperse, or send people hastily away.
Did you know?Scaddle is a regional English and Scots form associated with the same noisy, disorderly semantic world as words such as “scatter” and “scuttle,” though its precise origin is uncertain.
Etymological Timeline
Middle English
English
scateren
“To scatter or disperse; an early form related to modern “scatter.””
16th–17th Century
Scots/English
scaddle
“A dialectal form meaning to scatter or disperse.”
18th Century
Scots
scaddle
“To drive away or disperse people or animals.”
19th Century
English dialects
scaddle
“To scatter, break up, or send hastily away.”
Modern English
English
scaddle
“A rare regional or dialectal verb meaning to scatter or disperse.”