{ Scathe (skāth; 277), Scath
(skăth; 277) }, v. t. [imp. & p.
p.Scathed (skāthd or skătht);
p. pr. & vb. n.Scathing
(skāth"ĭng or skăth"-).] [Icel.
skaða; akin to AS. sceaðan,
sceððan, Dan. skade, Sw. skada, D. & G.
schaden, OHG. scadōn, Goth. skaþjan.]
To do harm to; to injure; to damage; to waste; to
destroy.
As when heaven's fire
Hath scathed the forest oaks or mountain pines.
Milton.
Strokes of calamity that scathe and scorch the
soul.