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Etymology edit

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

Adjective edit

scathand (comparative more scathand, superlative most scathand)

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