Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
SCOLD
I. noun
Etymology: Middle English scald, scold, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse skāld poet, skald, Icelandic skālda to make scurrilous verse
Date: 12th century
1. one who scolds habitually or persistently, a woman who disturbs the public peace by noisy and quarrelsome or abusive behavior, scolding ,
II. verb
Date: 14th century
intransitive verb to quarrel noisily, to find fault noisily or angrily, transitive verb to censure severely or angrily ; rebuke , scolder noun Synonyms: see: scold