Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ill-scathe

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables: il-l-s-cathe
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

British usage; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Then said Geitir: "I think you have much more excuse for considering this an ill scathe than you had the last time; for the other seemed to me of little moment. [...]""

Etymology

From ill + scathe.

Usage

British usage
Uncountable

Inflected Forms

ill scathe (alternative)

Questions

What does ill-scathe mean?: Harm; hurt.
Where does ill-scathe come from?: From ill + scathe.

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