SCOLD
What does "SCOLD" mean?
To reprimand someone angrily, usually for a fault or wrongdoing.
Meanings
- To rebuke or criticize someone with angry words. The teacher scolded him for running in the hall.
- A person, historically a woman, known for habitual nagging or quarreling. In old court records she was branded a common scold. archaic
Did you know?
- In English law a 'common scold' was a real punishable offence, and convicted women could be sentenced to the ducking stool; the charge was on the books until it was abolished in England in 1967.
Word origin
From Old Norse 'skald' ('poet'), which gave Middle English 'scold' the early sense of a satirical or abusive talker before narrowing to angry rebuke.
Remember it
SCOLD sounds like 'cold' with an S - a scolding leaves the room a little colder.
A little poem
She scolds the broken cup,
then sweeps each shard up gently-
anger and care, same hands.
tercet
What it teaches
A scolding lands hardest when it is brief; the longer it runs, the less it teaches.
Quick facts
What does SCOLD mean?
To reprimand someone angrily, usually for a fault or wrongdoing.
Is SCOLD a valid word?
Yes — SCOLD is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is SCOLD?
SCOLD has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does SCOLD come from?
From Old Norse 'skald' ('poet'), which gave Middle English 'scold' the early sense of a satirical or abusive talker before narrowing to angry rebuke.
What can SCOLD teach us?
A scolding lands hardest when it is brief; the longer it runs, the less it teaches.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.