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| 3 results for scathe | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Scath \Scath\ (sk[acr]th; 277), n. [Icel. ska[eb]i; akin to Dan. skade, Sw. skada, AS. scea[eb]a, sca[eb]a, foe, injurer, OS. ska[eb]o, D. schade, harm, injury, OHG. scade, G. schade, schaden; cf. Gr. 'askhqh`s unharmed. Cf. {Scathe}, v.] Harm; damage; injury; hurt; waste; misfortune. [Written also {scathe}.] But she was somedeal deaf, and that was skathe. --Chaucer. Great mercy, sure, for to enlarge a thrall, Whose freedom shall thee turn to greatest scath. --Spenser. Wherein Rome hath done you any scath, Let him make treble satisfaction. --Shak. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Scathe \Scathe\ (sk[amac][th]; 277), Scath \Scath\ (sk[acr]th; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scathed} (sk[amac][th]d or sk[acr]tht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Scathing} (sk[amac][th]"[icr]ng or sk[acr]th"-).] [Icel. ska[eb]a; akin to AS. scea[eb]an, sce[eb][eb]an, Dan. skade, Sw. skada, D. & G. schaden, OHG. scad[d3]n, Goth. ska[ed]jan.] 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. --Milton. Strokes of calamity that scathe and scorch the soul. --W. Irving. | |
