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forscald

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
forscald
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To scald completely; scorch.

Transitive verb

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

forscalds (present, singular) forscalding (participle, present) forscalded (participle, past) forscalded (past)

Questions

What does forscald mean?
To scald completely; scorch.
Where does forscald come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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