scalden
Middle English
Alternative forms
- scalde, skalden, scolden, schalden, scholden
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French eschalder.
Verb
scalden
- to scald
Conjugation
Conjugation of scalden (weak in -ed)
infinitive | (to) scalden, scalde | ||
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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
References
- “scalden, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.