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skald

/skɔːld/

skald noun: a Nordic poet of the Viking Age.

Noun

skald (plural skalds)

  1. (historical) A Nordic poet of the Viking Age.
    • 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.1819 December 20 (indicated as 1820), Walter Scott, chapter I, in Ivanhoe; a Romance. […], volume III, Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co. […], →OCLC, page 28
    • Command Egil the Skald to stand forth and stir our viking blood with his songs of thee.2010, Myra Gross, Archie Gunn, The Star of Valhalla, Wildside Press, →ISBN, page 335

skald meaning in Marathi

skald in Marathi

Nordic poet of the Viking Age
स्काल्ड skālḍa

Forms of skald

pluralskalds
alternative formscald

Origin of skald

From Old Norse skald. Doublet of scold.

Words formed from skald

Words that rhyme with skald

Questions about skald

What does skald mean?
Skald means a Nordic poet of the Viking Age.
What is skald in Marathi?
Skald in Marathi is स्काल्ड (skālḍa). See Skald meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is skald?
Skald is a noun.
How do you pronounce skald?
Skald is pronounced /skɔːld/.
What is the plural of skald?
The plural of skald is skalds.

Words near skald in the dictionary

  1. Skala
  2. Skalas
  3. Skalat
  4. skalawag
  5. skalawags
  6. skald
  7. skaldic
  8. skalds
  9. skaldship
  10. skale
  11. skales

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