scathe
[ skeyth ]
/ skeɪð /
verb (used with object), scathed, scath·ing.
to attack with severe criticism.
to hurt, harm, or injure, as by scorching.
noun
hurt, harm, or injury.
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Origin of scathe
before 1000; (noun) Middle English scath(e), scade, schath(e) <Old Norse skathi damage, harm, cognate with Old English sc(e)atha malefactor, injury (with which the Middle English forms with sch- might be identified); (v.) Middle English scath(e), skath(e) <Old Norse skatha, cognate with Old English sceathian
OTHER WORDS FROM scathe
scatheless, adjectivescathe·less·ly, adverbWords nearby scathe
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British Dictionary definitions for scathe
scathe
/ (skeɪð) /
verb (tr)
rare to attack with severe criticism
archaic, or dialect to injure
noun
archaic, or dialect harm
Derived forms of scathe
scatheless, adjectiveWord Origin for scathe
Old English sceatha; related to Old Norse skathi, Old Saxon scatho
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