Skaði

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In more proper Old Norse, this is pronounced [skah-thee], with a voiced ‘th’ sound (as in “then” or “they” rather than a voiceless ‘th’ as in “this” or “think”).
It is also pronounced [skah-dee] but I believe it’s not accurate to do so. I don’t know the more modern Icelandic pronunciation.(Sources: https://forvo.com/search/skaði/non/, https://youtu.be/_IGNg773IE4 - about 20~ seconds in.)
― hebeCotogna  10/10/2024
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Can someone add a correct pronunciation of the name? I've listened to a few but the sound quality wasn't great. It sounds like they were saying Scotty... is that correct?
― Hellebore  10/9/2024
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I'm guessing, since Skaði means damage, that this is where we get the English word "scathe" from.(Edit--I was correct regarding the etymology: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/scathe)
― erb816  8/21/2011,  edited 4/25/2023
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'Skaði' is most likely to mean 'damage', as it does in modern Scandinavian languages.
― Anonymous User  9/1/2007
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