scathe
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From Old Norse skaða (“to hurt”)[1] (only impers.) ( > Danish/Norwegian skade), from Proto-Germanic *skaþōnan. Cognate with Danish skade, German schaden; compare Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽 (skaþjan), Old Norse skeðja (“to hurt”), Old English sceaþian. Compare Greek ἀσκηθής (askēthēs, “unhurt”).
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scathe (third-person singular simple present scathes, present participle scathing, simple past and past participle scathed)
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[edit] Noun
scathe (plural scathes)
- harm; damage; injury; hurt; misfortune.
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- For examples of the usage of this term see the citations page.
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[edit] References
- scath in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
