Scald
/skɔːld/noun
To burn or affect with hot liquid or steam.
Did you know?The term 'scald' is believed to be linked to rituals involving boiling water, often used in purification or punishment practices in ancient cultures.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kel-
“To warm, heat, or burn.”
Old English
Old English
sceald
“To burn with hot liquid; to heat to the point of burning.”
Old Norse
Old Norse
skalda
“To burn or scald.”
Middle English
Middle English
scaldien
“To scald or burn with hot liquid.”
Modern English
English
scald
“To inflict a burn with hot liquid or steam.”