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From scathe + fire. Compare German Schadenfeuer (“fire damage”). See also scarefire.
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Today it means: Destructive flames; a conflagration. Full definition →
From scathe + fire. Compare German Schadenfeuer (“fire damage”). See also scarefire.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.