skald

or scald

[ skawld, skahld ]

noun

1. one of the ancient Scandinavian poets.

skald

/ skɔːld /

noun

1. (in ancient Scandinavia) a bard or minstrel

Derived Forms

• ˈskaldic, adjective

Other Words From

• skaldic adjective
• skaldship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of skald¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of skald¹

from Old Norse, of unknown origin

Example Sentences

Bard, Jali and Skald will be available to download from Audible from Monday.

From BBC

The company behind the project, Audible, is releasing three different collections - titled Bard, Jali and Skald - each with six stories written by high profile authors.

From BBC

Scald, Skald, skald, n. one of the ancient Scandinavian poets.—adj.

From Project Gutenberg

I will say this for Lydia," extenuated the Skald, "that though she hadn't no gift to draw a man to her, she knew how to hold her hand off and let him go his own thought.

From Project Gutenberg

Then Thorstein looked at Hakon, where he sate, Mute as a cloud amid the stormy hall, And said: "O, Skald, sing now an olden song, Such as our fathers heard who led great lives; And, as the bravest on a shield is borne Along the waving host that shouts him king, So rode their thrones upon the thronging seas!"

From Project Gutenberg