—v.
1 tr. rebuke (esp. a child, employee, or inferior).
2 intr. find fault noisily; complain; rail.
—n. archaic a nagging or grumbling woman.
Derivatives:
scolder n. scolding n.
Etymology: ME (earlier as noun), prob. f. ON skaacuteld SKALD
Useful english dictionary. 2012.