scatheless

Meaning

Without scathe or harm; without mischief, injury, or damage; unharmed.

Synonyms

unharmed

innocuous

innoxious

inoffensive

inviolate

safe

undamaged

unhurt

unimpaired

unoffending

unscathed

scot free

harmless

hurtless

Translations

incolumis

αβλαβής

onbeschadigd

ongedeerd

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: scatheles

Inherited from Old English: *sceaþlēas

Cognate with Scots: skaithless

Cognate with Old Frisian: skadlos

Cognate with Dutch: schadeloos

Cognate with Middle Low German: schadelōs

Cognate with Middle High German: schadelōs

Cognate with Danish: skadesløs

Cognate with Swedish: skadeslös

Cognate with Icelandic: skaðlaus

In summary

From Middle English scatheles, skathelæs (“scathless”), from Old English *sceaþlēas; equivalent to scathe + -less, or scath + -less. Cognate with Scots skaithless (“free of financial loss, penalty or liability”), Old Frisian skadlos, schadlos (“scatheless”), Dutch schadeloos (“harmless”), Middle Low German schadelōs, Middle High German schadelōs, Danish skadesløs (“harmless”), Swedish skadeslös (“harmless”), Icelandic skaðlaus (“harmless”).