ˈskäp, ˈskōp noun
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Etymology: Old English; akin to Old Saxon skop poet, Old High German schof poet, Old Norse skop, skaup mockery, and probably to Old English scūfan, scēofan to shove — more at shove
: an Old English bard or poet
a long way now from the times of oral epic, scops, and ballad singers — Richard Wilbur