n.
Pronunciation: ' sko ̇ ld
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 cal ē re 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 : SCORCH
intransitive verb
1 : to scald something
2 : to become scalded