scathe

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (British, archaic, countable, dialectal, uncountable) Damage, harm, hurt, injury.
2. (British, archaic, countable, dialectal) Someone who, or something which, causes harm; an injurer.
3. (British, archaic, countable, dialectal, obsolete) An injury or loss for which compensation is sought in a lawsuit; damage; also, expenses incurred by a claimant; costs.
4. (British, archaic, dialectal, uncountable) Something to be mourned or regretted.

Verb

1. (British, Scotland, archaic, dialectal, transitive) To harm or injure (someone or something) physically.
2. (British, Scotland, archaic, dialectal, obsolete, specifically, transitive) To harm or injure (someone or something) physically.
3. (British, archaic, broadly, dialectal, literary, poetic, transitive) To harm, injure, or destroy (someone or something) by fire, lightning, or some other heat source; to blast; to scorch; to wither.
4. (British, archaic, dialectal, figuratively, transitive) To severely hurt (someone's feelings, soul, etc., or something intangible) through acts, words spoken, etc.

Sinonieme

damage

hurt

harm

injure

injury

sear

slash

wound

blast

scotch

detriment

lash

scar

scorch

Vertalings

affronto

βλάβη

insulte

schaden

ζημιά

dany

préjudice

perjudici

danno

daño

mal

perjuicio

Einbuße

Schaden

تخْرِيب

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/skeɪð/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: scath

Verwante met Old English: sċeaþa

Verwante met Skots: skaith

Verwante met Nederlands: schade

Verwante met Duits: schaden

Verwante met Noors: skade

Verwante met Sweeds: skada

Verwante met Yslands: skaði

Verwante met Pools: szkoda

Verwante met Russies: шко́да

Verwante met Belarussies: шко́дa

Verwante met Oekraïens: шко́да

Geërf van Middle English: scathen

Verwante met Old English: sceaþian

Verwante met Albanees: shkathët

Verwante met Deens: skade

Verwante met Nederlands: schaden

Verwante met Goties: 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽

Verwante met Antieke Grieks: ἀσκηθής

Verwante met Old Frisian: skathia

Verwante met Old High German: skadôn

Verwante met Middle High German: schaden

Verwante met Old Norse: skeðja

Verwante met Old Saxon: scaðon

In summary

From Middle English scath, scathe [and other forms], from Old Norse skaði (“damage, harm; loss; death; murder”), from Proto-Germanic *skaþô (“damage, scathe; one who causes damage, injurer”, noun) (whence Old English sċeaþa, sċeaþu (“scathe, harm, injury”)), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keh₁t- (“damage, harm”). Cognate with German Schaden (“damage, harm”).
cognates
* Scots skaith
* Dutch schade
* German schaden
* Norwegian skade
* Swedish skada
* Icelandic skaði
* Polish szkoda
* Russian шко́да (škóda)
* Belarusian шко́дa (škóda)
* Ukrainian шко́да (škóda)