skald
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of skald
First recorded in 1755–65, skald is from the Old Norse word skāld poet
Example Sentences
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“Why, it is the skald maiden!” exclaimed the Danish girl, as she drew near to the Saxon maiden.
From A Maid at King Alfred?s Court by Lucy Foster Madison
In this poetical language, which every skald was bound to speak, there were no less than 115 names for Odin; an island could be called by 120 synonymous titles.
From Lectures on The Science of Language by Max Müller
Wise is she in the lore of our craft; for a daughter of a skald, and a skald maiden is she.
From A Maid at King Alfred?s Court by Lucy Foster Madison
“Thinkest thou so?” cried the skald, much pleased.
From A Maid at King Alfred?s Court by Lucy Foster Madison
“Yon skald and the maiden are not what they seem,” called the woman loudly.
From A Maid at King Alfred?s Court by Lucy Foster Madison
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