skald

skald
skald 1763, "Scandinavian poet and singer of medieval times," from O.N. skald "skald, poet" (9c.), of unknown origin, perhaps from PIE root *sekw- "to say, utter." The modern word is an antiquarian revival. "Usually applied to Norwegian and Icelandic poets of the Viking period and down to c 1250, but often without any clear idea as to their function and the character of their work." [OED]

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  • Skald — Skald, n. See 5th {Scald}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • skald — skald; skald·ic; …   English syllables

  • skald- — *skald germ.: Quelle: Ortsname (1. Jh. v. Chr.); Sonstiges: Reichert, Lexikon der altgermanischen Namen 2, 1990, 607 (Scaldis) …   Germanisches Wörterbuch

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  • Skald — A Scandinavian court poet or bard; like many such singer poets he was itinerant; also like a poet laureate, he would compose poems for occasions, such as a battle. After the *Norman Conquest of 1066, a skald named Thorkill, once under the… …   Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

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