Main Entry: ¹scald

Pronunciation: \ˈskȯld\

Function: verb

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French *escalder, eschauder, from Late Latin excaldare to wash in warm water, from Latin ex- + calida, calda warm water, from feminine of calidus warm, from calēre to be warm — more at lee

Date: 13th century

transitive verb 1 : to burn with or as if with hot liquid or steam
2 a : to subject to the action of boiling water or steam b : to bring to a temperature just below the boiling point <scald milk>
3 : scorchintransitive verb 1 : to scald something
2 : to become scalded