skald

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Scald \Scald\ (sk[a^]ld or sk[add]ld; 277), n. [Icel. sk[=a]ld.]
   One of the ancient Scandinavian poets and historiographers; a
   reciter and singer of heroic poems, eulogies, etc., among the
   Norsemen; more rarely, a bard of any of the ancient Teutonic
   tribes. [Written also {skald}.]
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         A war song such as was of yore chanted on the field of
         battle by the scalds of the yet heathen Saxons. --Sir
                                                  W. Scott.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Skald \Skald\, n.
   See 5th {Scald}.
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