scolding
Schelte describes a verbal reprimand , a rebuke , a punitive word in upscale German . Etymologically, the word , which was initially restricted to the German and Dutch- speaking areas, goes back to the Old High German sceltan , which meant something like to blame or to revile .
The expression is rarely used in its original form (e.g. he scolded him for a fool ), it only appears in relation to children ( I was scolded at home ).
In the legal term still used today, innocent , free from public censure , the term “scolding” is still in use. In the criticism of justice, the judge's scolding has meaning as a permissible form. Otherwise, "scolding" is sometimes used to ironically denote an inadequate or ill-founded criticism , such as "politician scolding" or "player scolding ".
