Scath

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Scath \Scath\ (sk[a^]th; 277), n. [Icel. ska[eth]i; akin to Dan.
     skade, Sw. skada, AS. scea[eth]a, sca[eth]a, foe, injurer,
     OS. ska[eth]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}.]
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           But she was somedeal deaf, and that was skathe.
                                                    --Chaucer.
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           Great mercy, sure, for to enlarge a thrall,
           Whose freedom shall thee turn to greatest scath.
                                                    --Spenser.
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           Wherein Rome hath done you any scath,
           Let him make treble satisfaction.        --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Scathe \Scathe\ (sk[=a][th]; 277), Scath \Scath\ (sk[a^]th;
     277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scathed} (sk[=a][th]d or
     sk[a^]tht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Scathing} (sk[=a][th]"[i^]ng or
     sk[a^]th"-).] [Icel. ska[eth]a; akin to AS. scea[eth]an,
     sce[eth][eth]an, Dan. skade, Sw. skada, D. & G. schaden, OHG.
     scad[=o]n, Goth. ska[thorn]jan.]
     To do harm to; to injure; to damage; to waste; to destroy.
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           As when heaven's fire
           Hath scathed the forest oaks or mountain pines.
                                                    --Milton.
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           Strokes of calamity that scathe and scorch the soul.
                                                    --W. Irving.
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