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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
ILL-SCATHE, n.comb. Harm, hurt, used as a malediction: “Ill-scathe apae thee for doing that” (Ork. 1929 Marw.).
[Ill-, 4. + scathe s.v. Skaith.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Ill-scathe n. comb.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 31 Oct 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/illscathe>
