SCOLD

I. noun Etymology: Middle English scald, ~, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse skāld poet, skald, Icelandic skālda to make scurrilous verse Date: 12th century 1. one who ~s habitually or persistently, a woman who disturbs the public peace by noisy and quarrelsome or abusive behavior, ~ing , II. verb Date: 14th century intransitive verb to quarrel noisily, to find fault noisily or angrily, transitive verb to censure severely or angrily ; rebuke , ~er noun Synonyms: see: ~