skald
or scald
one of the ancient Scandinavian poets.
Origin of skald
1Other words from skald
- skaldic, adjective
- skaldship, noun
Words Nearby skald
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How to use skald in a sentence
Thorvald and Vetrlidi the skald made lampoons about Thangbrand, but he slew them both.
The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade) | Snorri SturlusonThe King said, Thou art a troublesome skald, but my man shalt thou be all the same.
The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade) | Snorri SturlusonThey mixed honey with the blood, and thus was produced such mead that whoever drinks from it becomes a skald and sage.
The Younger Edda | SnorreBut his bard-songs are like the improvisations of a savage skald, or a forest Druid: immense the thought!
The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 1 | Elizabeth BislandFor rumor said that a great skald had come from the northern lands to compete with the Irish bard.
The Golden Spears | Edmund Leamy
British Dictionary definitions for skald
scald
/ (skɔːld) /
(in ancient Scandinavia) a bard or minstrel
Origin of skald
1Derived forms of skald
- skaldic or scaldic, adjective
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