scatheless

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Etymology

From Middle English scatheles, skathelæs (“scathless”), from Old English *sceaþlēas; equivalent to scathe + -less, or scath + -less. Cognate with Scots skaithless (“free of financial loss, penalty or liability”), Old Frisian skadlos, schadlos (“scatheless”), Dutch schadeloos (“harmless”), Middle Low German schadelōs, Middle High German schadelōs, Danish skadesløs (“harmless”), Swedish skadeslös (“harmless”), Icelandic skaðlaus (“harmless”).

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