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Scathes vs Swathes - What's the difference?

scathes | swathes |

As verbs the difference between scathes and swathes

is that scathes is (scathe) while swathes is (swathe).

As a noun swathes is

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scathes

English

Verb

(head)
  • (scathe)
  • Anagrams

    *

    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.
  • 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)

    swathes

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (swathe)