Green’s Dictionary of Slang

to mortify.

1899		W.J. Kountz Billy Baxter’s Letters 20: My girl’s name was Estelle. Wouldn’t that scald you?
1906		C. M’Govern Sarjint Larry an’ Frinds 9: ‘Well, be all de Hoely Saints in Heaven dis noight! If dat wouldnt scald you!’ indignantly broke out a voice to my left.
1910		P.W. Joyce Eng. As We Speak It In Ireland.
1916		P. Kyne Cappy Ricks 302: I know he scalded us yesterday, Skinner, but every dog must have his day.
1995		M. Ryan et al. No Shoes in Summer n.p.: Tipperary beat us. We were scalded after all the hardship .