"skaith" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: skaiths [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Scots skaith. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sco|skaith}} Scots skaith Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} skaith (countable and uncountable, plural skaiths)
  1. (Scots law, obsolete) Alternative form of scathe (“damage”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, obsolete, uncountable Alternative form of: scathe (extra: damage) Categories (topical): Scots law
    Sense id: en-skaith-en-noun-8yu6zUXK

Inflected forms

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