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Where does “scatheless” come from?

scatheless (English) comes from Middle English scatheles, from Old English sceaþlēas.

scatheless (English): Without scathe or harm; without mischief, injury,...

Definitions

  1. Without scathe or harm; without mischief, injury,...

Ancestry of “scatheless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishscatheles—
2Old Englishsceaþlēas—
Every word from Old English sceaþlēas →