SCOLDS

Noun

scolds

plural of scold

Source: Wiktionary


SCOLD

Scold, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scolded; p. pr. & vb. n. Scolding.] Etym: [Akin to D. schelden, G. schelten, OHG. sceltan, Dan. skielde.]

Definition: To find fault or rail with rude clamor; to brawl; to utter harsh, rude, boisterous rebuke; to chide sharply or coarsely; -- often with at; as, to scold at a servant. Pardon me, lords, 't is the first time ever I was forced to scold. Shak.

Scold, v. t.

Definition: To chide with rudeness and clamor; to rate; also, to rebuke or reprove with severity.

Scold, n.

1. One who scolds, or makes a practice of scolding; esp., a rude, clamorous woman; a shrew. She is an irksome, brawling scold. Shak.

2. A scolding; a brawl.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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