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Skaldic is an English word. Below you'll find 6 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Skaldic in a sentence

Skaldic meaning

Of or relating to the skalds (Norse poets).

Using Skaldic

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of or relating to the skalds (Norse poets).
  • In the example corpus, skaldic often appears in combinations such as: skaldic poetry.

Context around Skaldic

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

surviving 1× irl 1×

Often after:

poetry 3× reference 1× tradition 1× god 1× verse 1×

Sentence patterns with Skaldic

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

by surviving skaldic poetry with 1× considering irl skaldic tradition does 1× frequently within skaldic and eddic 1× full in skaldic verse and 1× poetry a skaldic reference to 1× skaldic poetry a 1× skaldic poetry snorri 1× skáldskaparmál the skaldic god bragi 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

further in skáldskaparmál 1× skaldic poetry a 1× skaldic poetry snorri 1× this freedom is 1× this legal association 1× you need a 1×

Common sentence endings:

and eddic sources 1× men at borró 1× natural in prose 1× of your spells 1× referring to shields 1×

Words around Skaldic

Just before it in the word index:

skald 4 skala 8 skakun 3 skakel 7 skaith 5 skaife 7

Just after it in the word index:

skalds 2 skales 10 skalica 3 skalicky 2 skalski 2 skamania 9

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 8 aacc 8 aacs 8 aafes 8 aankh 8 aapp 8

Corpus analysis for Skaldic

  • In this selection, "skaldic" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, surviving, irl, poetry, reference and tradition stand out and add context to how "skaldic" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include by surviving skaldic poetry with and considering irl skaldic tradition does. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "skaldic" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with skaldic

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

This legal association is employed quite frequently within skaldic and eddic sources. (12 words)

Further in Skáldskaparmál, the skaldic god Bragi recounds the death of Skaði's father Þjazi by the Æsir. (18 words)

This freedom is exploited to the full in skaldic verse and taken to extremes far beyond what would be natural in prose. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

Skaldic poetry Snorri's note that a shield can be called Ullr's ship is borne out by surviving skaldic poetry with kennings such as askr Ullar, far Ullar and kjóll Ullar all meaning Ullr's ship and referring to shields. (41 words)

You need a musical instrument to cast (somewhat weird, considering IRL skaldic tradition does not require them…) and you can cast damage-dealing spells while in rage, and you can add Rage Damage to the damage of your spells. (39 words)

Skaldic poetry A skaldic reference to the norns appears in Hvini's poem in Ynglingatal 24 found in Ynglingasaga 47, where King Halfdan is put to rest by his men at Borró. (32 words)

Example sentences (6)

Skaldic poetry A skaldic reference to the norns appears in Hvini's poem in Ynglingatal 24 found in Ynglingasaga 47, where King Halfdan is put to rest by his men at Borró.

Skaldic poetry Snorri's note that a shield can be called Ullr's ship is borne out by surviving skaldic poetry with kennings such as askr Ullar, far Ullar and kjóll Ullar all meaning Ullr's ship and referring to shields.

You need a musical instrument to cast (somewhat weird, considering IRL skaldic tradition does not require them…) and you can cast damage-dealing spells while in rage, and you can add Rage Damage to the damage of your spells.

Further in Skáldskaparmál, the skaldic god Bragi recounds the death of Skaði's father Þjazi by the Æsir.

This freedom is exploited to the full in skaldic verse and taken to extremes far beyond what would be natural in prose.

This legal association is employed quite frequently within skaldic and eddic sources.

Common combinations with skaldic

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "skaldic" in a sentence?
An example: "Skaldic poetry A skaldic reference to the norns appears in Hvini's poem in Ynglingatal 24 found in Ynglingasaga 47, where King Halfdan is put to rest by his men at Borró." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "skaldic" from authentic English texts.
What does "skaldic" mean?
Skaldic means: Of or relating to the skalds (Norse poets).
How many example sentences with "skaldic" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "skaldic", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.