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Jul. 25, 2015
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\skop\
noun
1. an Old English bard or poet.
Quotes
As a child, he'd sought out the tales told in the marketplace or in the ancient songs, passed down from one scop to another, that told of sorcery and the strange powers of the witchroad.
-- Katharine Kerr, The Black Raven, 1999
Origin
Scop is an Old English term that has been in the language since before 900. It is likely related to the Old High German word skof meaning "derision."
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