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scathe (skāt̸h)

transitive verb scathed, scathing scath′·ing

  1. Now Chiefly Dial.
    1. to injure
    2. to wither; sear
  2. to denounce fiercely

Etymology: ME scathen < ON skatha < skathi, harm, akin to Ger schaden, to harm < IE base *skēth-, to injure > Gr (a)skēthēs, (un)harmed

noun

Now Chiefly Dial. injury or harm

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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