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.
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
scathe·less, adjective scathe·less·ly, adverbWords nearby scathe
scat,
scat singing,
scat-,
scatback,
scatemia,
scathe,
scathing,
scato-,
scatological,
scatology,
scatoma
British Dictionary definitions for scatheless
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