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scathe

Meaningharm

Common meaning: injure or harm

Journey through time

  1. Old Norseskatha‘harm’source
  2. Middle Englishscathen‘harm’source
  3. Englishscathe‘injure or harm’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Old Norse skatha ‘harm’.

Roots

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