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scathe
[ skeyth ]
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.
scathe
/ skeɪð /
verb
- rare.to attack with severe criticism
- archaic.to injure
noun
- archaic.harm
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Derived Forms
- ˈscatheless, adjective
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Other Words From
- scatheless adjective
- scatheless·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of scathe1
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
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Word History and Origins
Origin of scathe1
Old English sceatha; related to Old Norse skathi, Old Saxon scatho
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