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forscald

forscald verb: to scald completely; scorch.

Verb

forscald (third-person singular simple present forscalds, present participle forscalding, simple past and past participle forscalded)

  1. (transitive) To scald completely; scorch.

Forms of forscald

third-person singular presentforscalds
present participleforscalding
past participleforscalded
pastforscalded

Origin of forscald

From Middle English forscalden, forschalden, equivalent to for- (“up, completely”) + scald.

Questions about forscald

What does forscald mean?
Forscald means to scald completely; scorch.
What part of speech is forscald?
Forscald is a verb.
What is the past tense of forscald?
The past tense of forscald is forscalded.

Words near forscald in the dictionary

  1. forsaw
  2. forsay
  3. forsaying
  4. forsays
  5. Forsbrook
  6. forscald
  7. Forschungsstipendia
  8. Forschungsstipendien
  9. Forschungsstipendium
  10. forscolin
  11. FORSCOM

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