Scolde

Part of speech: verb, noun

Definitions

1. Archaic past tense of a verb meaning to rebuke someone harshly or angrily for wrongdoing
2. An old form of the past tense of the verb meaning to chide or reprimand someone loudly
3. Rebuked someone sharply or angrily, the older past-tense form of a verb for upbraiding another

Etymology: "Scolde" is a Middle English form of the verb "scold," used for the past tense, meaning "rebuked" or "chided." Its spelling reflects the medieval habit of adding "-e" to many verb forms, and it is the older form of the modern "scolded." The origin of "scold" itself is uncertain. Etymologists have proposed links to Old Norse and to other Germanic words for loud, abusive talk, but no proposal is firmly established. In English, the noun "scold" was used for a person, especially a quarrelsome woman, and that sense survived well after the verb had become common.