used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She came into the world in a dark cave in Joetun-heim together with the serpent Ioermungandr and the terrible Fenris wolf, the trio being considered as the emblems of pain, sin, and death.
AEsirnoun
(Norse mythology) the chief of gods living at Asgard
From this reading Men and AEsir curse him still.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Now Loki comes, cause of all ill!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Loki's Offspring Hel, goddess of death, was the daughter of Loki, god of evil, and of the giantess Angurboda, the portender of ill.
Angurboda
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From this reading Loki's Offspring Hel, goddess of death, was the daughter of Loki, god of evil, and of the giantess Angurboda, the portender of ill.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She came into the world in a dark cave in Joetun-heim together with the serpent Ioermungandr and the terrible Fenris wolf, the trio being considered as the emblems of pain, sin, and death.
Asgard's
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From this reading Long shall the gods deplore, Even till Time be o'er, His base fraud on Asgard's hill.
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading Long shall the gods deplore, Even till Time be o'er, His base fraud on Asgard's hill.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Long shall the gods deplore, Even till Time be o'er, His base fraud on Asgard's hill.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading She came into the world in a dark cave in Joetun-heim together with the serpent Ioermungandr and the terrible Fenris wolf, the trio being considered as the emblems of pain, sin, and death.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She came into the world in a dark cave in Joetun-heim together with the serpent Ioermungandr and the terrible Fenris wolf, the trio being considered as the emblems of pain, sin, and death.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading "Now Loki comes, cause of all ill!
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading She came into the world in a dark cave in Joetun-heim together with the serpent Ioermungandr and the terrible Fenris wolf, the trio being considered as the emblems of pain, sin, and death.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading "Now Loki comes, cause of all ill!
carefully weighed
From this reading She came into the world in a dark cave in Joetun-heim together with the serpent Ioermungandr and the terrible Fenris wolf, the trio being considered as the emblems of pain, sin, and death.
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading Men and AEsir curse him still.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading She came into the world in a dark cave in Joetun-heim together with the serpent Ioermungandr and the terrible Fenris wolf, the trio being considered as the emblems of pain, sin, and death.
a female human offspring
From this reading Loki's Offspring Hel, goddess of death, was the daughter of Loki, god of evil, and of the giantess Angurboda, the portender of ill.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Loki's Offspring Hel, goddess of death, was the daughter of Loki, god of evil, and of the giantess Angurboda, the portender of ill.
deploreverbUS /dɪˈplɔːr/
express strong disapproval of
From this reading Long shall the gods deplore, Even till Time be o'er, His base fraud on Asgard's hill.
emblemsnounUS /ˈembləmz/
plural of “emblem” — special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.
From this reading She came into the world in a dark cave in Joetun-heim together with the serpent Ioermungandr and the terrible Fenris wolf, the trio being considered as the emblems of pain, sin, and death.
divisible by two
From this reading Long shall the gods deplore, Even till Time be o'er, His base fraud on Asgard's hill.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading Loki's Offspring Hel, goddess of death, was the daughter of Loki, god of evil, and of the giantess Angurboda, the portender of ill.
Fenris
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From this reading She came into the world in a dark cave in Joetun-heim together with the serpent Ioermungandr and the terrible Fenris wolf, the trio being considered as the emblems of pain, sin, and death.
fraudnounUS /frɔːd/
intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
From this reading Long shall the gods deplore, Even till Time be o'er, His base fraud on Asgard's hill.
giantessnoun
a female giant
From this reading Loki's Offspring Hel, goddess of death, was the daughter of Loki, god of evil, and of the giantess Angurboda, the portender of ill.
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 Loki's Offspring Hel, goddess of death, was the daughter of Loki, god of evil, and of the giantess Angurboda, the portender of ill.
goddessnounUS /ˈɡɑːdəs/
a female deity
From this reading Loki's Offspring Hel, goddess of death, was the daughter of Loki, god of evil, and of the giantess Angurboda, the portender of ill.
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 Long shall the gods deplore, Even till Time be o'er, His base fraud on Asgard's hill.
Helnoun
(Norse mythology) goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld
From this reading Loki's Offspring Hel, goddess of death, was the daughter of Loki, god of evil, and of the giantess Angurboda, the portender of ill.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Long shall the gods deplore, Even till Time be o'er, His base fraud on Asgard's hill.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Men and AEsir curse him still.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Long shall the gods deplore, Even till Time be o'er, His base fraud on Asgard's hill.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Loki's Offspring Hel, goddess of death, was the daughter of Loki, god of evil, and of the giantess Angurboda, the portender of ill.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She came into the world in a dark cave in Joetun-heim together with the serpent Ioermungandr and the terrible Fenris wolf, the trio being considered as the emblems of pain, sin, and death.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She came into the world in a dark cave in Joetun-heim together with the serpent Ioermungandr and the terrible Fenris wolf, the trio being considered as the emblems of pain, sin, and death.
Ioermungandr
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From this reading She came into the world in a dark cave in Joetun-heim together with the serpent Ioermungandr and the terrible Fenris wolf, the trio being considered as the emblems of pain, sin, and death.
Joetun-heim
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From this reading She came into the world in a dark cave in Joetun-heim together with the serpent Ioermungandr and the terrible Fenris wolf, the trio being considered as the emblems of pain, sin, and death.
Lokinoun
(Norse mythology) trickster; god of discord and mischief; contrived death of Balder and was overcome by Thor
From this reading Loki's Offspring Hel, goddess of death, was the daughter of Loki, god of evil, and of the giantess Angurboda, the portender of ill.
Loki's
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From this reading Loki's Offspring Hel, goddess of death, was the daughter of Loki, god of evil, and of the giantess Angurboda, the portender of ill.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Long shall the gods deplore, Even till Time be o'er, His base fraud on Asgard's hill.
the force of workers available
From this reading Men and AEsir curse him still.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now Loki comes, cause of all ill!
o'eradverb
throughout a period of time
From this reading Long shall the gods deplore, Even till Time be o'er, His base fraud on Asgard's hill.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Loki's Offspring Hel, goddess of death, was the daughter of Loki, god of evil, and of the giantess Angurboda, the portender of ill.
OffspringnounUS /ˈɔːfsprɪŋ/
the immediate descendants of a person
From this reading Loki's Offspring Hel, goddess of death, was the daughter of Loki, god of evil, and of the giantess Angurboda, the portender of ill.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Long shall the gods deplore, Even till Time be o'er, His base fraud on Asgard's hill.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading She came into the world in a dark cave in Joetun-heim together with the serpent Ioermungandr and the terrible Fenris wolf, the trio being considered as the emblems of pain, sin, and death.
portender
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From this reading Loki's Offspring Hel, goddess of death, was the daughter of Loki, god of evil, and of the giantess Angurboda, the portender of ill.
serpentnounUS /ˈsɜːrpənt/
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading She came into the world in a dark cave in Joetun-heim together with the serpent Ioermungandr and the terrible Fenris wolf, the trio being considered as the emblems of pain, sin, and death.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Long shall the gods deplore, Even till Time be o'er, His base fraud on Asgard's hill.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She came into the world in a dark cave in Joetun-heim together with the serpent Ioermungandr and the terrible Fenris wolf, the trio being considered as the emblems of pain, sin, and death.
estrangement from god
From this reading She came into the world in a dark cave in Joetun-heim together with the serpent Ioermungandr and the terrible Fenris wolf, the trio being considered as the emblems of pain, sin, and death.
not in physical motion
From this reading Men and AEsir curse him still.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading She came into the world in a dark cave in Joetun-heim together with the serpent Ioermungandr and the terrible Fenris wolf, the trio being considered as the emblems of pain, sin, and death.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Loki's Offspring Hel, goddess of death, was the daughter of Loki, god of evil, and of the giantess Angurboda, the portender of ill.
up to a particular time
From this reading Long shall the gods deplore, Even till Time be o'er, His base fraud on Asgard's hill.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Long shall the gods deplore, Even till Time be o'er, His base fraud on Asgard's hill.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading She came into the world in a dark cave in Joetun-heim together with the serpent Ioermungandr and the terrible Fenris wolf, the trio being considered as the emblems of pain, sin, and death.
trionounUS /ˈtriːoʊ/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading She came into the world in a dark cave in Joetun-heim together with the serpent Ioermungandr and the terrible Fenris wolf, the trio being considered as the emblems of pain, sin, and death.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Loki's Offspring Hel, goddess of death, was the daughter of Loki, god of evil, and of the giantess Angurboda, the portender of ill.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She came into the world in a dark cave in Joetun-heim together with the serpent Ioermungandr and the terrible Fenris wolf, the trio being considered as the emblems of pain, sin, and death.
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading She came into the world in a dark cave in Joetun-heim together with the serpent Ioermungandr and the terrible Fenris wolf, the trio being considered as the emblems of pain, sin, and death.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading She came into the world in a dark cave in Joetun-heim together with the serpent Ioermungandr and the terrible Fenris wolf, the trio being considered as the emblems of pain, sin, and death.
