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verb
Scath, Scathe  v. t.  (past & past part. scathed; pres. part. scathing)  To do harm to; to injure; to damage; to waste; to destroy. "As when heaven's fire Hath scathed the forest oaks or mountain pines." "Strokes of calamity that scathe and scorch the soul."



noun
Scath  n.  (Written also scathe)  Harm; damage; injury; hurt; waste; misfortune. "But she was somedeal deaf, and that was skathe." "Great mercy, sure, for to enlarge a thrall, Whose freedom shall thee turn to greatest scath." "Wherein Rome hath done you any scath, Let him make treble satisfaction."






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Scathe" Quotes from Famous Books



... hill to hill And every valley rings—O Daffodil! What promise for the season newly born? Shall wave on wave of flow'rs, full tide of corn, O'erflow the world, then fruited Autumn fill Hedgerow and garth? Shall tempest, blight, or chill Turn all felicity to scathe ...
— Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 1 • Charles Dudley Warner

... Tramp, take awa yealdon, take awa low—hang the witch, and there will be less scathe amang us; mine owsen ...
— The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Complete, Illustrated • Sir Walter Scott



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