scathand

English

Alternative forms

  • scatheand, scaithand, skathand, skaithand

Etymology

From Middle English skathand, scathende, from Old English sceaþiende, present participle of sceaþian (“to scathe”), equivalent to scathe +‎ -and.

Adjective

scathand (comparative more scathand, superlative most scathand)

  1. (UK dialectal, chiefly Scotland) Harmful; scathing.
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