used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As it was customary among the Northern nations to bestow some valuable gift upon a child when he cut his first tooth, the AEsir gave the infant Frey the beautiful realm of Alf-heim or Fairyland, the home of the Light Elves.
AEsirnoun
(Norse mythology) the chief of gods living at Asgard
From this reading As it was customary among the Northern nations to bestow some valuable gift upon a child when he cut his first tooth, the AEsir gave the infant Frey the beautiful realm of Alf-heim or Fairyland, the home of the Light Elves.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading He therefore belonged to the race of the Vanas, the divinities of water and air, but was warmly welcomed in Asgard when he came thither as hostage with his father.
Alf-heim
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From this reading As it was customary among the Northern nations to bestow some valuable gift upon a child when he cut his first tooth, the AEsir gave the infant Frey the beautiful realm of Alf-heim or Fairyland, the home of the Light Elves.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading As it was customary among the Northern nations to bestow some valuable gift upon a child when he cut his first tooth, the AEsir gave the infant Frey the beautiful realm of Alf-heim or Fairyland, the home of the Light Elves.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The God of Fairyland Frey, or Fro, as he was called in Germany, was the son of Nioerd and Nerthus, or of Nioerd and Skadi, and was born in Vana-heim.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The God of Fairyland Frey, or Fro, as he was called in Germany, was the son of Nioerd and Nerthus, or of Nioerd and Skadi, and was born in Vana-heim.
AsgardnounUS /ˈɑːsɡɑːrd/
(Norse mythology) the heavenly dwelling of the Norse gods (the Aesir) and slain war heroes
From this reading He therefore belonged to the race of the Vanas, the divinities of water and air, but was warmly welcomed in Asgard when he came thither as hostage with his father.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading As it was customary among the Northern nations to bestow some valuable gift upon a child when he cut his first tooth, the AEsir gave the infant Frey the beautiful realm of Alf-heim or Fairyland, the home of the Light Elves.
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading He therefore belonged to the race of the Vanas, the divinities of water and air, but was warmly welcomed in Asgard when he came thither as hostage with his father.
bestowverbUS /bɪˈstoʊ/
present
From this reading As it was customary among the Northern nations to bestow some valuable gift upon a child when he cut his first tooth, the AEsir gave the infant Frey the beautiful realm of Alf-heim or Fairyland, the home of the Light Elves.
brought into existence
From this reading The God of Fairyland Frey, or Fro, as he was called in Germany, was the son of Nioerd and Nerthus, or of Nioerd and Skadi, and was born in Vana-heim.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He therefore belonged to the race of the Vanas, the divinities of water and air, but was warmly welcomed in Asgard when he came thither as hostage with his father.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The God of Fairyland Frey, or Fro, as he was called in Germany, was the son of Nioerd and Nerthus, or of Nioerd and Skadi, and was born in Vana-heim.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He therefore belonged to the race of the Vanas, the divinities of water and air, but was warmly welcomed in Asgard when he came thither as hostage with his father.
a young person of either sex
From this reading As it was customary among the Northern nations to bestow some valuable gift upon a child when he cut his first tooth, the AEsir gave the infant Frey the beautiful realm of Alf-heim or Fairyland, the home of the Light Elves.
customaryadjectiveUS /ˈkʌstəmeri/
in accordance with convention or custom
From this reading As it was customary among the Northern nations to bestow some valuable gift upon a child when he cut his first tooth, the AEsir gave the infant Frey the beautiful realm of Alf-heim or Fairyland, the home of the Light Elves.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading As it was customary among the Northern nations to bestow some valuable gift upon a child when he cut his first tooth, the AEsir gave the infant Frey the beautiful realm of Alf-heim or Fairyland, the home of the Light Elves.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading "Alf-heim the gods to Frey Gave in days of yore For a tooth gift."
divinitiesnounUS /dɪˈvɪnətiz/
plural of “divinity” — any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
From this reading He therefore belonged to the race of the Vanas, the divinities of water and air, but was warmly welcomed in Asgard when he came thither as hostage with his father.
Eddanoun
tropical starchy tuberous root
From this reading Saemund's Edda (Thorpe's tr.).
ElvesnounUS /elvz/
an acronym for emissions of light and very low frequency perturbations due to electromagnetic pulse sources
From this reading As it was customary among the Northern nations to bestow some valuable gift upon a child when he cut his first tooth, the AEsir gave the infant Frey the beautiful realm of Alf-heim or Fairyland, the home of the Light Elves.
FairylandnounUS /ˈferilænd/
something existing solely in the imagination (but often mistaken for reality)
From this reading The God of Fairyland Frey, or Fro, as he was called in Germany, was the son of Nioerd and Nerthus, or of Nioerd and Skadi, and was born in Vana-heim.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading He therefore belonged to the race of the Vanas, the divinities of water and air, but was warmly welcomed in Asgard when he came thither as hostage with his father.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading As it was customary among the Northern nations to bestow some valuable gift upon a child when he cut his first tooth, the AEsir gave the infant Frey the beautiful realm of Alf-heim or Fairyland, the home of the Light Elves.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Alf-heim the gods to Frey Gave in days of yore For a tooth gift."
FreynounUS /freɪ/
(Norse mythology) god of earth's fertility and peace and prosperity; son of Njorth and brother of Freya; originally of the Vanir; later with the Aesir
From this reading The God of Fairyland Frey, or Fro, as he was called in Germany, was the son of Nioerd and Nerthus, or of Nioerd and Skadi, and was born in Vana-heim.
Fro
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From this reading The God of Fairyland Frey, or Fro, as he was called in Germany, was the son of Nioerd and Nerthus, or of Nioerd and Skadi, and was born in Vana-heim.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading As it was customary among the Northern nations to bestow some valuable gift upon a child when he cut his first tooth, the AEsir gave the infant Frey the beautiful realm of Alf-heim or Fairyland, the home of the Light Elves.
GermanynounUS /ˈdʒɜːrməni/
a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
From this reading The God of Fairyland Frey, or Fro, as he was called in Germany, was the son of Nioerd and Nerthus, or of Nioerd and Skadi, and was born in Vana-heim.
something acquired without compensation
From this reading As it was customary among the Northern nations to bestow some valuable gift upon a child when he cut his first tooth, the AEsir gave the infant Frey the beautiful realm of Alf-heim or Fairyland, the home of the Light Elves.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading The God of Fairyland Frey, or Fro, as he was called in Germany, was the son of Nioerd and Nerthus, or of Nioerd and Skadi, and was born in Vana-heim.
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "Alf-heim the gods to Frey Gave in days of yore For a tooth gift."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The God of Fairyland Frey, or Fro, as he was called in Germany, was the son of Nioerd and Nerthus, or of Nioerd and Skadi, and was born in Vana-heim.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He therefore belonged to the race of the Vanas, the divinities of water and air, but was warmly welcomed in Asgard when he came thither as hostage with his father.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading As it was customary among the Northern nations to bestow some valuable gift upon a child when he cut his first tooth, the AEsir gave the infant Frey the beautiful realm of Alf-heim or Fairyland, the home of the Light Elves.
hostagenounUS /ˈhɑːstɪdʒ/
a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms
From this reading He therefore belonged to the race of the Vanas, the divinities of water and air, but was warmly welcomed in Asgard when he came thither as hostage with his father.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The God of Fairyland Frey, or Fro, as he was called in Germany, was the son of Nioerd and Nerthus, or of Nioerd and Skadi, and was born in Vana-heim.
infantnounUS /ˈɪnfənt/
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading As it was customary among the Northern nations to bestow some valuable gift upon a child when he cut his first tooth, the AEsir gave the infant Frey the beautiful realm of Alf-heim or Fairyland, the home of the Light Elves.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As it was customary among the Northern nations to bestow some valuable gift upon a child when he cut his first tooth, the AEsir gave the infant Frey the beautiful realm of Alf-heim or Fairyland, the home of the Light Elves.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading As it was customary among the Northern nations to bestow some valuable gift upon a child when he cut his first tooth, the AEsir gave the infant Frey the beautiful realm of Alf-heim or Fairyland, the home of the Light Elves.
nationsnounUS /ˈneɪʃənz/
plural of “nation” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading As it was customary among the Northern nations to bestow some valuable gift upon a child when he cut his first tooth, the AEsir gave the infant Frey the beautiful realm of Alf-heim or Fairyland, the home of the Light Elves.
Nerthusnoun
the Teutonic goddess of fertility; later identified with Norse Njord
From this reading The God of Fairyland Frey, or Fro, as he was called in Germany, was the son of Nioerd and Nerthus, or of Nioerd and Skadi, and was born in Vana-heim.
Nioerd
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From this reading The God of Fairyland Frey, or Fro, as he was called in Germany, was the son of Nioerd and Nerthus, or of Nioerd and Skadi, and was born in Vana-heim.
NorthernadjectiveUS /ˈnɔːrðərn/
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading As it was customary among the Northern nations to bestow some valuable gift upon a child when he cut his first tooth, the AEsir gave the infant Frey the beautiful realm of Alf-heim or Fairyland, the home of the Light Elves.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The God of Fairyland Frey, or Fro, as he was called in Germany, was the son of Nioerd and Nerthus, or of Nioerd and Skadi, and was born in Vana-heim.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The God of Fairyland Frey, or Fro, as he was called in Germany, was the son of Nioerd and Nerthus, or of Nioerd and Skadi, and was born in Vana-heim.
any competition
From this reading He therefore belonged to the race of the Vanas, the divinities of water and air, but was warmly welcomed in Asgard when he came thither as hostage with his father.
realmnounUS /relm/
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading As it was customary among the Northern nations to bestow some valuable gift upon a child when he cut his first tooth, the AEsir gave the infant Frey the beautiful realm of Alf-heim or Fairyland, the home of the Light Elves.
Saemund's
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From this reading Saemund's Edda (Thorpe's tr.).
Skadi
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From this reading The God of Fairyland Frey, or Fro, as he was called in Germany, was the son of Nioerd and Nerthus, or of Nioerd and Skadi, and was born in Vana-heim.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading As it was customary among the Northern nations to bestow some valuable gift upon a child when he cut his first tooth, the AEsir gave the infant Frey the beautiful realm of Alf-heim or Fairyland, the home of the Light Elves.
a male human offspring
From this reading The God of Fairyland Frey, or Fro, as he was called in Germany, was the son of Nioerd and Nerthus, or of Nioerd and Skadi, and was born in Vana-heim.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The God of Fairyland Frey, or Fro, as he was called in Germany, was the son of Nioerd and Nerthus, or of Nioerd and Skadi, and was born in Vana-heim.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading He therefore belonged to the race of the Vanas, the divinities of water and air, but was warmly welcomed in Asgard when he came thither as hostage with his father.
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading He therefore belonged to the race of the Vanas, the divinities of water and air, but was warmly welcomed in Asgard when he came thither as hostage with his father.
Thorpe's
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From this reading Saemund's Edda (Thorpe's tr.).
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He therefore belonged to the race of the Vanas, the divinities of water and air, but was warmly welcomed in Asgard when he came thither as hostage with his father.
toothnounUS /tuːθ/
hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense
From this reading As it was customary among the Northern nations to bestow some valuable gift upon a child when he cut his first tooth, the AEsir gave the infant Frey the beautiful realm of Alf-heim or Fairyland, the home of the Light Elves.
tr
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From this reading Saemund's Edda (Thorpe's tr.).
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading As it was customary among the Northern nations to bestow some valuable gift upon a child when he cut his first tooth, the AEsir gave the infant Frey the beautiful realm of Alf-heim or Fairyland, the home of the Light Elves.
having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange
From this reading As it was customary among the Northern nations to bestow some valuable gift upon a child when he cut his first tooth, the AEsir gave the infant Frey the beautiful realm of Alf-heim or Fairyland, the home of the Light Elves.
Vana-heim
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From this reading The God of Fairyland Frey, or Fro, as he was called in Germany, was the son of Nioerd and Nerthus, or of Nioerd and Skadi, and was born in Vana-heim.
Vanas
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From this reading He therefore belonged to the race of the Vanas, the divinities of water and air, but was warmly welcomed in Asgard when he came thither as hostage with his father.
warmlyadverbUS /ˈwɔːrmli/
in a hearty manner
From this reading He therefore belonged to the race of the Vanas, the divinities of water and air, but was warmly welcomed in Asgard when he came thither as hostage with his father.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The God of Fairyland Frey, or Fro, as he was called in Germany, was the son of Nioerd and Nerthus, or of Nioerd and Skadi, and was born in Vana-heim.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading He therefore belonged to the race of the Vanas, the divinities of water and air, but was warmly welcomed in Asgard when he came thither as hostage with his father.
welcomedverbUS /ˈwelkəmd/
past form of “welcome” — accept gladly
From this reading He therefore belonged to the race of the Vanas, the divinities of water and air, but was warmly welcomed in Asgard when he came thither as hostage with his father.
at the time that
From this reading He therefore belonged to the race of the Vanas, the divinities of water and air, but was warmly welcomed in Asgard when he came thither as hostage with his father.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He therefore belonged to the race of the Vanas, the divinities of water and air, but was warmly welcomed in Asgard when he came thither as hostage with his father.
yorenounUS /jɔːr/
time long past
From this reading "Alf-heim the gods to Frey Gave in days of yore For a tooth gift."
