scald
verb
[ skɔːld ]
• injure with very hot liquid or steam.
• "the tea scalded his tongue"
scald
noun
• a burn or other injury caused by hot liquid or steam.
• "50,000 children a year are taken to hospital with burns and scalds"
• any of a number of plant diseases which produce an effect similar to that of scalding, especially a disease of fruit marked by browning and caused by excessive sunlight, bad storage conditions, or atmospheric pollution.
Origin:
Middle English (as a verb): from Anglo-Norman French escalder, from late Latin excaldare, from Latin ex- ‘thoroughly’ + calidus ‘hot’. The noun dates from the early 17th century.
scald
noun
• variant spelling of skald.
skald
noun
• (in ancient Scandinavia) a composer and reciter of poems honouring heroes and their deeds.
Origin:
from Old Norse skáld, of unknown origin.
