Meaning of skald | Babel Free
/skɔːld/Definitions
A Nordic poet of the Viking Age.
historical
Examples
“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.”
“Command Egil the Skald to stand forth and stir our viking blood with his songs of thee.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.