Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An Old English poet or bard.
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- noun A
poet orminstrel in Anglo-Saxon England.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The problem with "scop" to me is that the reader will tend to think it's pronounced as "skop" - even if you have an appendix/note explaining OE spelling conventions.
Archaic terminology in historical fiction Carla 2006
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Would English-speaking life today be somewhat different had words like wuldor, scop, dryhten, hyge, and līc or “glory,” “poet-singer,” “lord,” “thought,” and “body” survived as well?
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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Would English-speaking life today be somewhat different had words like wuldor, scop, dryhten, hyge, and līc or “glory,” “poet-singer,” “lord,” “thought,” and “body” survived as well?
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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The list is obviusly a large idea to tackle since in the scop of film history their has been so many God awful sequels.
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He'd taken the drug to blunt SAS, nausea, but the stimulants the manufacturer included to counter the scop had no effect on his doctored system.
Wonder Woman and the Lasso of Truth Boudreau Freret 2010
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Going to get, going to Gun Shop and try to find a base I need to mount the scop on the Slug gun.
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Aelfhere seems to be a scop, called skald, in this story, singing the tale of Beowulf for his grandson.
Archive 2008-06-01 Mary Kate Hurley 2008
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Aelfhere seems to be a scop, called skald, in this story, singing the tale of Beowulf for his grandson.
Saving Beowulf Mary Kate Hurley 2008
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This holiday season, you can test your story-telling skills against your friends and loved ones, and for once -- perhaps disappointing those of us who took the time to learn Siever's half-line types in the hopes of a future career as a scop*** -- meter doesn't count.
More Beowulf Mary Kate Hurley 2007
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This holiday season, you can test your story-telling skills against your friends and loved ones, and for once -- perhaps disappointing those of us who took the time to learn Siever's half-line types in the hopes of a future career as a scop*** -- meter doesn't count.
Archive 2007-12-01 Mary Kate Hurley 2007
fbharjo commented on the word scop
scop just the bard facts
January 14, 2007
qms commented on the word scop
In Heorot he gave them all hope,
At least a bare method to cope.
Now hear Grendel’s roar
At our trembling door
But where is our comforting scop?
Note: Pronunciation guidance varies: skop, shop and shope. The last of these is the one I was taught by scholars I trust.
September 27, 2018
ruzuzu commented on the word scop
Oh, fun! I had a copy of Grendel when I was a kid, so I have a sentimental fondness for the monster.
In his novel take on the plot
John Gardner's hero was not
A prince or a poet
But (wouldn't you know it)
The beast--who finally gets caught.
September 27, 2018
qms commented on the word scop
Well done, zuzu!
September 28, 2018
ruzuzu commented on the word scop
Thanks, qms, but yours are always better.
I'm beginning to wonder whether your initials stand for Quite Masterful Scop (or some such).
September 28, 2018