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Definition of skald in English: skald(also scald) noun skɔːldskaldskäld historical (in ancient Scandinavia) a composer and reciter of poems honouring heroes and their deeds. Example sentencesExamples - The skald recited to us a little bit of poetry about the man's right hand.
- His skald, Thorkell, wrote a telling lamentation for his dead master, which given the foolishness of his actions does not seem truly deserved.
Derivatives adjective historical The Old Norse examples are the most important and the most elaborate, especially in skaldic verse.
Origin From Old Norse skáld, of unknown origin. Definition of skald in US English: skald(also scald) nounskäld historical (in ancient Scandinavia) a composer and reciter of poems honoring heroes and their deeds. Example sentencesExamples - The skald recited to us a little bit of poetry about the man's right hand.
- His skald, Thorkell, wrote a telling lamentation for his dead master, which given the foolishness of his actions does not seem truly deserved.
Origin From Old Norse skáld, of unknown origin. |