Scudders
/ˈskʌdərz/noun
A third-person singular form of “scudder,” meaning moves rapidly or is driven quickly along; it may also be the plural of “scudder,” an agent noun for someone or something that scuds.
Did you know?The related verb “scud” once evoked being driven swiftly like a projectile, while “scud” later became a nautical term for running before the wind and a meteorological term for low, ragged clouds.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*skeud-
“To shoot, chase, or drive swiftly; a reconstructed root associated with rapid movement or propulsion.”
Old Norse
Old Norse
skúta / skjóta
“Forms associated with projecting, shooting, or moving rapidly; these Scandinavian words are commonly linked with the history of English “scud.””
16th Century
English
scud
“To move rapidly, especially driven by wind; the verb appears in English in the late sixteenth century.”
17th Century
English
scud
“A mass or layer of low, broken cloud; the meteorological noun developed from the idea of something driven quickly across the sky.”
Modern English
English
scudder
“One who or something that scuds, formed with the agent suffix “-er.””
Modern English
English
scudders
“The third-person singular verb form of “scudder,” or the plural noun form.”