About "scold"
How to Split "scold" into Syllables
The word scold is divided into 1 syllables: scold. Understanding this syllable division is essential for correct pronunciation and spelling.
📝 Syllable Breakdown
- scold — 1st syllable
🔊 Pronunciation Guide
The phonetic transcription of scold:
- IPA: /skəʊld/
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📖 Definitions
- A person who habitually scolds, in particular a troublesome and angry woman.
- A ſclaunderous tunge, a tunge of a ſkolde,Worketh more miſchiefe than can be tolde;That, if I wiſt not to be controlde,Yet ſomwhat to ſay I dare well be bolde,How ſome delite for to lye, thycke and threfolde.
📚 Word Origin & History
The noun is from Middle English scold(e), skald(e), first attested in the 12th or 13th century (as scold, scolde, skolde, skald). The verb is from Middle English scolden, first attested in the late 1300s. Most dictionaries derive the verb from the noun and say the noun is probably from Old Norse skald (“poet”) (cognate with Icelandic skáld (“poet, scop”)), as skalds sometimes wrote insulting poems, though another view is that the Norse and English words are cognate to each other and to ...
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📊 Similar Words Comparison
Compare scold with related words to understand syllable patterns:
| Word | Syllables | Division |
|---|---|---|
| scold | 1 | scold |
| silt | 1 | silt |
| slayed | 2 | slay-ed |
| scald | 1 | scald |
| sleet | 1 | sleet |
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