scald
scald · more scald · most scald
Affected with the scabAffected with the scab; scabby.
Recorded UK: Speaker: Vealhurl Recorder: Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
UK/skɔːld/US/skɔld/
Meaning
2 senses(obsolete)Affected with the scab; scabby.
(obsolete)Paltry; worthless.
Origin
Alteration of scall or scalled. Compare cognate Old Swedish skold, skoldh, skol, Swedish sAlteration of scall or scalled. Compare cognate Old Swedish skold, skoldh, skol, Swedish skål, skoll, skolla, Danish skold, skolde, Norwegian skåld (“rash”).
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Forms
more scald, most scald| Comparative | more scald Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most scald Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonyms(obsolete)Affected with the scab:roynishscalled
(obsolete)Paltry:contemptible
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedscald-crow
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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