skald

英式音标：skald怎么读

美式音标：skald怎么读

skald词义

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n. 古代斯堪的那维亚的吟唱诗人


skald英文词源

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skald (n.)
"Scandinavian poet and singer of medieval times," 1763, from Old Norse skald "skald, poet" (9c.), of unknown origin, perhaps from PIE root *sekw- (3) "to say, utter." The modern word is an antiquarian revival. "Usually applied to Norwegian and Icelandic poets of the Viking period and down to c 1250, but often without any clear idea as to their function and the character of their work" [OED]. Related: Scaldic.