Definition of scathes:
(n) :
(countable, uncountable) Damage, harm, hurt, injury.
(v) :
(figuratively) To severely hurt (someone's feelings, soul, etc., or something intangible) through acts, words spoken, etc.
(n) :
(countable) Someone who, or something which, causes harm; an injurer.
(v) :
(by extension, chiefly literary and poetic) To harm, injure, or destroy (someone or something) by fire, lightning, or some other heat source; to blast; to scorch; to wither.
(v) :
(archaic or Scotland) To harm or injure (someone or something) physically.
(n) :
(countable, Scots law, obsolete) An injury or loss for which compensation is sought in a lawsuit; damage; also, expenses incurred by a claimant; costs.