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scathe
I. \ˈskāth\ noun
also scath \ˈskath\
(plural scathes)
Etymology: Middle English scath, skathe, from Old Norse skathi; akin to Old English sceatha malefactor, injury, Old High German scado damage, injury, harm, Gothic skathis, Greek askēthēs unharmed
1. : harm, injury, damage
< all the British bombers were able to return safely to their base … without scathe — Manchester Guardian Weekly >
2. chiefly dialect : a source of regret : pity, misfortune
II. transitive verb
also scath \“\
(scathed ; scathed ; scathing ; scathes also scaths)
Etymology: Middle English scathen, skathen, from Old Norse skatha; akin to Old English sceathian to injure, Old High German scadōn; denominative from the root of Old English sceatha injury
1. : to do harm to : injure, damage; specifically : to injure by scorching or withering with fire or lightning
< a giant oak which heaven's fierce flame had scathed — P.B.Shelley >
2. : to assail with withering denunciation
< bombarding her with rhetoric and … scathing her with sarcasm — Jean Stafford > |