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scathe — scathe·ful; scathe·less; scathe; scathe·less·ly; … English syllables
Scathe — (sk[=a][th]; 277), Scath Scath (sk[a^]th; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scathed} (sk[=a][th]d or sk[a^]tht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Scathing} (sk[=a][th] [i^]ng or sk[a^]th ).] [Icel. ska[eth]a; akin to AS. scea[eth]an, sce[eth][eth]an, Dan. skade, Sw.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scathe — (v.) c.1200, from O.N. skaða to hurt, injure, from P.Gmc. *skath (Cf. O.E. sceaþian to hurt, injure, O.Fris. skethia, M.Du. scaden, Du. schaden, O.H.G. scadon, Ger. schaden, Goth. scaþjan to injure, damage ), from PIE root *sket … Etymology dictionary
scathe — [skāth] vt. scathed, scathing [ME scathen < ON skatha < skathi, harm, akin to Ger schaden, to harm < IE base * skēth , to injure > Gr (a)skēthēs, (un)harmed] 1. Now Chiefly Dial. a) to injure b) to wither; sear 2. to denounce fierce … English World dictionary
scathe — Scath Scath (sk[a^]th; 277), n. [Icel. ska[eth]i; akin to Dan. skade, Sw. skada, AS. scea[eth]a, sca[eth]a, foe, injurer, OS. ska[eth]o, D. schade, harm, injury, OHG. scade, G. schade, schaden; cf. Gr. askhqh s unharmed. Cf. {Scathe}, v.] Harm;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scathe — [12] Scathe is now encountered virtually only in the negative form unscathed (first recorded in the 14th century), but originally it was a verb in its own right, meaning ‘harm’. It was borrowed from Old Norse skatha, which was descended from a… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
scathe — [12] Scathe is now encountered virtually only in the negative form unscathed (first recorded in the 14th century), but originally it was a verb in its own right, meaning ‘harm’. It was borrowed from Old Norse skatha, which was descended from a… … Word origins
scathe — v. & n. v.tr. 1 poet. injure esp. by blasting or withering. 2 (as scathing adj.) witheringly scornful (scathing sarcasm). 3 (with neg.) do the least harm to (shall not be scathed) (cf. UNSCATHED). n. (usu. with neg.) archaic harm; injury (without … Useful english dictionary
scathe|ful — «SKAYTH fuhl», adjective. Archaic. hurtful; harmful; injurious … Useful english dictionary
scathe|less — «SKAYTH lihs», adjective. without harm; unhurt: »It is a game from which you will come out scatheless, but I have been scalded (Anthony Trollope). SYNONYM(S): uninjured, unharmed … Useful english dictionary
