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Definition scathe

Etymology 1

From Middle English scathe, from Old English sceaþa (also sceaþu (“scathe, harm, injury”), from Proto-Germanic *skaþô (“damage, scathe”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)k?t- (“damage, harm”). Cognate with Scots skaith.

Noun

scathe (countable and uncountable, plural scathes)

1. (archaic or dialectal) Harm; damage; injury; hurt; misfortune; waste.

Etymology 2

From Middle English scathen, skathen, from Old English sceaþian, scaþan (“to scathe, hurt, harm, injure”) and Old Norse skaða (“to hurt”), both from Proto-Germanic *skaþ?n? (“to injure”). Cognate with Scots skaith, Danish skade, Dutch schaden, German schaden, Swedish skada; compare Gothic ??????? (skaþjan), Old Norse skeðja (“to hurt”). Compare Ancient Greek ??????? (ask?th?s, “unhurt”), Albanian shkathët (“skillful, adept, clever”).

Verb

scathe (third-person singular simple present scathes, present participle scathing, simple past and past participle scathed)

1. To injure or harm.
2. To blast; scorch; wither.

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