| Scald (scald) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Scald |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Scalded] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Scalding.] [OF. eschalder, eschauder,
escauder, F. é]chauder, fr. L. excaldare;
ex + caldus, calidu |
To burn with hot liquid or
steam; to pain or injure by contact with, or immersion in, any hot
fluid; as, to scald the hand.
To expose to a boiling or violent heat over
a fire, or in hot water or other liquor; as, to scald milk or
meat.
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A burn, or injury to the
skin or flesh, by some hot liquid, or by steam.
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Affected with the scab;
scabby.
Scurvy; paltry; as, scald
rhymers.
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Scurf on the head. See
Scall.
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| Scald (scald) |
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| n. | (sk ld or sk***add]ld; 277) |
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| Scald |
[Icel. sk ld.] |
One of the
ancient Scandinavian poets and historiographers; a reciter and singer
of heroic poems, eulogies, etc., among the Norsemen; more rarely, a
bard of any of the ancient Teutonic tribes.
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