Etymograph

English

scuddle

From scud + -le (frequentative).

Formed from scud + -le

Middle English scut ‘rabbit, rabbit's tail’

English scud

Today it means

verb To run hastily; to hurry; to scuttle.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “scuddle”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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