Definition of "scathe" in English

noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Damage, harm, hurt, injury.

2. (countable) Someone who, or something which, causes harm; an injurer.

3. (countable, Scots law, obsolete) An injury or loss for which compensation is sought in a lawsuit; damage; also, expenses incurred by a claimant; costs.

4. (uncountable) Something to be mourned or regretted.

verb

1. (archaic or Scotland) To harm or injure (someone or something) physically.

2. (by extension, chiefly literary and poetic) To harm, injure, or destroy (someone or something) by fire, lightning, or some other heat source; to blast; to scorch; to wither.

3. (figuratively) To severely hurt (someone's feelings, soul, etc., or something intangible) through acts, words spoken, etc.