Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

skald

/skɔːld/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English

Syllables: skald
IPA: /skɔːld/

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Nordic poet of the Viking Age.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From Old Norse skald. Doublet of scold.

Origin

Source language: Old Norse

Word Breakdown

Root: skald

Inflected Forms

skalds (plural) scald (alternative)

Derived Forms

skaldic skaldship

Homonyms

scald

Rhymes With

called installed recalled bald walled wald scald palled mald spald

Questions

How do you pronounce skald?: The recorded pronunciation is /skɔːld/.
What does skald mean?: A Nordic poet of the Viking Age.
Where does skald come from?: It is traced to Old Norse.

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