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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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
scathe
n 1: the act of damaging something or someone [syn: {damage},
{harm}, {hurt}, {scathe}]
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