[skəʊld], (Verb)

Definitions:
- remonstrate with or rebuke (someone) angrily
(e.g: Mum took Anna away, scolding her for her bad behaviour)


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Origin:
Middle English (as a noun): probably from Old Norse skáld ‘skald’

[skəʊld], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a person who nags or grumbles constantly (typically used of a woman)
(e.g: his mother was the village scold)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (as a noun): probably from Old Norse skáld ‘skald’