scop
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9.9
- noun
- /skɒp/
- Archaic
- In Old English society, a scop would entertain kings with tales of bravery and honor.
Examples
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As such, his role was not all that different from the Anglo-Saxon scop and the Scots makar.
Academic text (2010) -
For the record, the best kind of owl is obviously the white-faced scops owl.
Blog text (21) -
- You folks have a fine scop.
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- Go tell the scops.
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The scops are singing the shame of Herot as far south as the middle kingdom and as far north as the ice-lands.
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For example, there are only one or two recent Javan records for the chestnut-bellied partridge, Javan scops owl, and a dozen other species.
Academic text (1991) -
The scop recited epic poems that celebrated the victories of legendary heroes.
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At the feast, the scop captivated the audience with his melodic verses about history and fate.
Synonyms
27
9.8
A poet who sings or tells long stories and songs
1
6.7
A person who writes and sings folk songs that tell stories
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word scop comes from Old English and meant a poet or bard who 'made' and sang stories in the king's hall. Think of a scop as the person who kept history alive by song, which is why the word means a storyteller who both creates and performs poems.