Skald
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /skɔːld/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Skald is a noun meaning (historical) A Nordic poet of the Viking Age.
Meaning
(historical) A Nordic poet of the Viking Age.
Example Sentences
Command Egil the Skald to stand forth and stir our viking blood with his songs of thee.
The fire was spreading rapidly through all parts of the castle, when Ulrica, who had first kindled it, appeared on a turret, in the guise of one of the ancient furies, yelling forth a war-song, such as was of yore chaunted on the field of battle by the scalds of the yet heathen Saxons.
Word Forms
- skalds
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include scald, skaldship, scop, viking, scandia, lithsman.
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