plural of hidage

Alternative form of hidegild

Alternative form of hiddle

(Anglo-Saxon, historical, law) A tax paid on each hide of land; hidage.

(Anglo-Saxon, historical, law) A fine paid in lien of a flogging.

(obsolete) Secretly; hidingly.

(now chiefly dialectal) A hiding-place; a sheltered spot. / (now chiefly dialectal, Scotland) A cluster, small group of buildings, etc. set close together; a huddle.

(transitive, UK dialectal, Scotland) To hide; conceal. / (intransitive, UK dialectal, Scotland) To nestle closely; take shelter. / (transitive, UK dialectal, Scotland) To shelter (in one's arms).

(idiomatic) To be unnoticeable, by staying visible in a setting that masks presence.

(Internet) A proxy that hides the complexity of and controls access to a complex set of classes.