scalden

Middle English

Alternative forms

• scalde, skalden, scolden, schalden, scholden

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Northern French escalder (compare central eschauder, eschalder), from Late Latin excaldāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskaldən/, /ˈskɔːldən/

Verb

scalden

1. to scald

Conjugation

Conjugation of scalden (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) scalden, scalde
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	scalde	scalded
2nd-person singular	scaldest	scaldedest
3rd-person singular	scaldeth	scalded
subjunctive singular	scalde
imperative singular		—
plural1	scalden, scalde	scaldeden, scaldede
imperative plural	scaldeth, scalde	—
participles	scaldynge, scaldende	scalded, yscalded

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: scald
• Yola: scaul, scaulte, scalte (adj.)

References

• “scalden, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.