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Chide, Chyde, v. Also: chid, chyd(d, cheide. P.t. and p.p. chid, chyd. [ME. chide(n, chyde(n, OE. cídan. In Sc. chiefly in verse.]

1. intr. To use reproachful or angry speech; to dispute or quarrel with another. a1400 Leg. S. xxvi. 1011.
Quhen he chyd a quhil had fast With Sancte Nicholas Ib. xl. 1277.
Quhen he had chyd his fil c1450-2 Howlat 54.
He grat grysly grym, … chydand with churliche cheir a1500 Henr. Test. Cress. 357.
Allace, this wofull tyde, Quhen I began with my goddis for to chyde Ib. 470.
Thus chydand with her drerie destanye a1500 Doug. K. Hart 569.
Now mervale nocht, suppois I with the chyde Ib. 576.
As Conscience wes chydand thus on hycht 1513 Doug. iii. Prol. 19.
[Let them] Chide quhil thar hedis ryfe Ib. 913/13.
For to chyde sum beyn so brym and hoyt 1531 Bell. Boece I. 203.
Murray began to chide with the wiche, saying, ‘Thow can devine nocht’ 1560 Rolland Seven S. 3255.
Sa day and nicht continuallie thay chide a1568 Scott xxxiii. 37.
Thow chirreisis thame that with the chyddis a1578 Pitsc. I. 146/32.
Quhairfoir cheide ȝe witht me as I had committit ane wnworthie act 1611-57 Mure Ps. ciii. 9.
Nor chyds Hee still, nor angrie ay [etc.]

2. tr. To reprove or scold. c1500-c1512 Dunb. Tua Mar. W. 290.
Quhen that the chuf wald me chid, with girnand chaftis 1611-57 Mure Misc. P. ii. 81.
Thus I beguth to chyde him