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SCALD , an See also:

ancient Scandinavian See also:

BARD

bard who recited or sang at feasts compositions in See also:

HONOUR (Lat. honos or lwnor, honoris; in English the word was spelled with or without the u indifferently until the 17th century, but during the 18th century it became fashion-able to spell the word " honor "; Johnson's and Webster's Dictionaries stereoty

honour of chiefs and famous men and their deeds. This word represents the Icel. skald, See also:

Dan. skald, Swed. skjald, the See also:

REGULAR

regular See also:

TERM

term for a poet. Authorities differ as to its derivation. It seems certain that the word was originally derogatory in sense; some connect' it with skalda, a See also:

pole, on which libels were cut. Others, e.g. See also:

SKEAT, WALTER WILLIAM (1835– )

Skeat, refer it to Swed. skalla, Icel. skjalla, to make a loud See also:

NOISE (a word of doubtful origin; O. Fr. nogse or nose; Prov. nausa, which points to Lat. nausea, sickness, as the origin; others take Lat. noxia, harm, as the source)

noise or clatter, and take the See also:

ORIGINAL

original sense to have been a " loud talker." This would See also:

LINK

link the word with " See also:

SCOLD

scold," to See also:

RAIL

rail at, find See also:

FAULT (Mid. Eng. faute, through the French, from the popular Latin use of fallere, to fail; the originallof the Latin being replaced in English in the 15th century)

fault with, which is formed from Dutch schold, past tense of scheldan, cf. Ger. schelten, in the same sense. Of different origin is the verb " scald," to See also:

BURN, RICHARD (1709-1785)

burn or injure the skin or flesh by hot liquid or See also:

steam (see See also:

BURNS AND SCALDS); also to cleanse an See also:

OBJECT

object, or to remove See also:

HAIR (a word common to Teutonic languages)

hair, bristles, feathers &c., from an See also:

animal, by exposure to moist See also:

HEAT (0. E. haktu, which like " hot," Old Eng. hat, is from the Teutonic type haita, hit, to be hot; cf. Ger. hitze, heiss; Dutch, hitte, heet, &c.)

heat, such as boiling See also:

WATER

water, steam, &c. This word is derived from the O. Fr. escalder, eschauder, mod. echauder, See also:

Lat. excaldare, to See also:

WASH, THE

wash with hot water (caldus, calidus, hot).

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