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| | Scald - LoveToKnow 1911 |
 | | SCALD, an ancient Scandinavian bard who recited or sang at feasts compositions in honour of chiefs and famous men and their deeds. |
 | | It seems certain that the word was originally derogatory in sense; some connect it with skalda, a pole, on which libels were cut. |
 | | Of different origin is the verb "scald," to burn or injure the skin or flesh by hot liquid or steam (see Burns And Scalds); also to cleanse an object, or to remove hair, bristles, feathers andc., from an animal, by exposure to moist heat, such as boiling water, steam, andc. |
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