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skald

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/skɔːld/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(skôld, skäld)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
skald  (skôld, skäld),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Literatureone of the ancient Scandinavian poets.
Also, scald. 
  • Old Norse skāld poet
  • 1755–65
skaldic, adj. 
skaldship, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
skald, scald /skɔːld/ n
  1. (in ancient Scandinavia) a bard or minstrel
Etymology: from Old Norse, of unknown originˈskaldic, ˈscaldic adj
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