skald

American

[skawld, skahld] / skɔld, skɑld /

Or scald

noun

one of the ancient Scandinavian poets.

skald British

/ skɔːld /

noun

(in ancient Scandinavia) a bard or minstrel

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Other Word Forms

skaldic adjective
skaldship noun

Etymology

Origin of skald

First recorded in 1755–65, skald is from the Old Norse word skāld poet

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