Scathe
Scathe (skāt; 277) , transitive verb
[Icelandic skaea; akin to Anglo-Saxon sceaean, sceeean, Danish skade, Swedish skada, Dutch & German schaden, Old High German scadōn, Gothic skaþjan.]
To do harm to; to injure; to damage; to waste; to destroy.
As when heaven's fire
Hath scathed the forest oaks or mountain pines.
Strokes of calamity that scathe and scorch the soul.
Also: Scath