adj., adv., n., & v.
adj. & adv. 1 in secret. 2 confused; in confusion.
n. 1 secrecy. 2 confusion.
v.intr. proceed in a secret or muddled fashion.
[ prob. rel. to ME hoder huddle, mokere conceal: cf. 15th-c. hoder moder, 16th-c. hucker mucker in the same sense ]