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Scathe vs Scath - What's the difference?

scathe | scath |

Scath is a alternative form of scathe.



As nouns the difference between scathe and scath

is that scathe is harm; damage; injury; hurt; misfortune while scath is harm or injury (see scathe).

As verbs the difference between scathe and scath

is that scathe is to injure while scath is archaic form of lang=en.

scathe

English

Alternative forms

* (l) (dialectal or obsolete) * (l), (l) (Scotland)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • Harm; damage; injury; hurt; misfortune.
    • Quotations
    * (English Citations of "scathe")

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) (m), (m), from (etyl) .

    Verb

  • (archaic) To injure.
  • * Milton
    • As when heaven's fire / Hath scathed the forest oaks or mountain pines.
  • * Washington Irving
    • Strokes of calamity that scathe and scorch the soul.

    References

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    Anagrams

    * (l), (l), (l), (l), (l)

    scath

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l), (l), (l), (l), (l) (Scotland)

    Noun

  • Harm or injury (see (l)).
  • * Shakespeare
    • Wherein Rome hath done you any scath , / Let him make treble satisfaction.
  • * Spenser
    • Great mercy, sure, for to enlarge a thrall, / Whose freedom shall thee turn to greatest scath .
  • * Lydia H. Sigourney
    • Scath and loss / That man can ne'er repair.
  • * Mary Howitt, The Desolation of Eyam
    • He buried in his heart all sense of scath .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • * Shakespeare
    • This trick may chance to scath you.