Scathless
/ˈskæθ.ləs/noun
Free from harm or injury; unscathed.
Did you know?Scathless is built on an old Germanic root for 'harm' or 'damage,' the same ancient idea behind modern English unscathed, so the word literally carries the aura of surviving a curse.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
sceaþa
“harm, injury, damage”
Old English
OE
sceaðian
“to harm, injure”
Middle English
ME
scath
“damage, hurt, harm”
Middle English
ME
scathless
“without harm; unharmed”
Modern English
English
scathless
“free from harm or injury”