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Definition of Skaith
1. n. See Scatch.
Definition of Skaith
1. Noun. (Scottish) harm ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Skaith
1. to injure [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: injure
Lexicographical Neighbors of Skaith
Literary usage of Skaith
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Complete Word and Phrase Concordance to the Poems and Songs of Robert by J. B. Reid (1889)
"... Fortune \ If death, then, wi' skaith, then, Wi' his fause heart and flatt'ring
tongue, S. To daunton me. ..."
2. Harper's Cyclopaedia of British and American Poetry edited by Epes Sargent (1882)
"... Nao maiden lays her skaith to me ; I never loved but you. For you alone I ride
the ring, For you I wear the blue ; For you alone I strive to sing— Oh, ..."
3. A History of Edinburgh from the Earliest Period to the Completion of the by John Anderson, of Edinburgh John Anderson (1856)
"His most celebrated poem, ' Scotland's skaith, or Will and Jean,' appeared in
1795, and its sequel, 'The Waes o' War,' the following year. ..."
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