What does "skaith" mean?

Alternative form of scathe (“damage”).

What is a synonym for "skaith"?

Common synonyms include: damage, injure, injury, abuse, burn, wound.

Skaith

noun

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Noun

1
Alternative form of scathe (“damage”). alt-of, alternative, countable, obsolete, uncountable
"[…] the Commissioners of Burghs... meet yearly at Inverkeithing “to treat of the welfare of merchandize, the good rule and statutes for the common profit of burghs, and to provide for remeid upon the skaith and injuries sustained within the burghs.”"

Synonyms

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damage injure injury abuse burn wound

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"[…] the Commissioners of Burghs... meet yearly at Inverkeithing “to treat of the welfare of merchandize, the good rule and statutes for the common profit of burghs, and to provide for remeid upon the skaith and injuries sustained within the burghs.”"

Etymology

Borrowed from Scots skaith.

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