n.
Pronunciation: ski- ' da-d ə l
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form: ske · dad · dled ; ske · dad · dling \ - ' dad-li ŋ , - ' da-d ə l-i ŋ \
Etymology: probably alteration of British dialect scaddle to run off in a fright, from scaddle, adjective, wild, timid, skittish, from Middle English scathel, skadylle harmful, fierce, wild, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse skathi harm ― more at SCATHE
Date: 1861
: RUN AWAY , SCRAM especially : to flee in a panic
– ske · dad · dler \ - ' dad-l ə r, - ' da-d ə l- ə r \ noun