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scaithed

scaithed is the simple past and past participle of scaith.

Meaning of scaith

Verb

scaith (third-person singular simple present scaiths, present participle scaithing, simple past and past participle scaithed)

  1. (Scotland) To injure; to wound.
    • She has scaithed us most wickedly, an' I dinna think she should hev forgiveness.1896, John Horne, A canny countryside, page 119
    Synonyms:
    damage, harm, abuse, annoy, bewound, damnify, dere, do damage to, do for, do ill

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Questions about scaithed

What is scaithed the simple past and past participle of?
Scaithed is the simple past and past participle of scaith.

Words near scaithed in the dictionary

  1. Scaife
  2. Scaifes
  3. scainiite
  4. scairt
  5. scaith
  6. scaithed
  7. scaithing
  8. scaithless
  9. scaiths
  10. scal
  11. scala

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