scot-free

See also: scotfree

English

WOTD – 8 September 2010

Alternative forms

scotfree
scott free

Etymology

From Middle English scotfre, from Old English scotfrēo (“scot-free; exempt from royal tax or imposts”), equivalent to scot (“payment; contribution; fine”) +‎ -free.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˌskɒtˈfɹi/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˌskɑtˈfɹi/
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Adverb

scot-free (not comparable)

(archaic) Free of scot, free of tax.
(colloquial) Without consequences or penalties, to go free without payment.
to get off scot-free (to get away without penalty; to beat the rap)

Translations

free of scot; free of tax

Finnish: veroton (fi)
French: dégrevé (fr), détaxé (fr)
German: steuerfrei (de)

Russian: (somewhat) беспошлинно (ru) (bespošlinno)
Spanish: desgravado (es),

without consequences or penalties

Finnish: rangaistuksetta
French: en douce (fr), ni vu ni connu (fr)
German: ungeschoren (de), ungestraft (de), staffrei
Icelandic: (unharmed) öskaddaður m, (unharmed) ómeiddur m, (without accidents) slysalaust, (free) ókeypis (is), (get off scot-free) sleppa með skrekkinn

Russian: безнаказанно (ru) (beznakazanno)
Spanish: impune (es), de rositas
Swedish: stafflös

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