1306
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From this reading BOOK ONE JÖRUNDGAARD WHEN the lands and goods of Ivar Gjesling the younger, of Sundbu, were divided after his death in 1306, his lands in Sil of Gudbrandsdal fell to his daughter Ragnfrid and her husband Lavrans Björgulfsön.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading BOOK ONE JÖRUNDGAARD WHEN the lands and goods of Ivar Gjesling the younger, of Sundbu, were divided after his death in 1306, his lands in Sil of Gudbrandsdal fell to his daughter Ragnfrid and her husband Lavrans Björgulfsön.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BOOK ONE JÖRUNDGAARD WHEN the lands and goods of Ivar Gjesling the younger, of Sundbu, were divided after his death in 1306, his lands in Sil of Gudbrandsdal fell to his daughter Ragnfrid and her husband Lavrans Björgulfsön.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lavrans was of the stock that was known in this country as the Lagmandssons.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Up to then they had lived on Lavrans’ manor of Skog at Follo near Oslo; but now they moved up to Jörundgaard at the top of the open lands of Sil.
Belbo
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From this reading It had come here from Sweden with that Laurentius, Lagmand of East Gotland, who took the Belbo Jarl’s sister, the Lady Bengta, out of Vreta convent, and carried her off to Norway.
Bengta
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From this reading It had come here from Sweden with that Laurentius, Lagmand of East Gotland, who took the Belbo Jarl’s sister, the Lady Bengta, out of Vreta convent, and carried her off to Norway.
Björgulfsön
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From this reading BOOK ONE JÖRUNDGAARD WHEN the lands and goods of Ivar Gjesling the younger, of Sundbu, were divided after his death in 1306, his lands in Sil of Gudbrandsdal fell to his daughter Ragnfrid and her husband Lavrans Björgulfsön.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading BOOK ONE JÖRUNDGAARD WHEN the lands and goods of Ivar Gjesling the younger, of Sundbu, were divided after his death in 1306, his lands in Sil of Gudbrandsdal fell to his daughter Ragnfrid and her husband Lavrans Björgulfsön.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Up to then they had lived on Lavrans’ manor of Skog at Follo near Oslo; but now they moved up to Jörundgaard at the top of the open lands of Sil.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading It had come here from Sweden with that Laurentius, Lagmand of East Gotland, who took the Belbo Jarl’s sister, the Lady Bengta, out of Vreta convent, and carried her off to Norway.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It had come here from Sweden with that Laurentius, Lagmand of East Gotland, who took the Belbo Jarl’s sister, the Lady Bengta, out of Vreta convent, and carried her off to Norway.
conventnounUS /ˈkɑːnvənt/
a religious residence especially for nuns
From this reading It had come here from Sweden with that Laurentius, Lagmand of East Gotland, who took the Belbo Jarl’s sister, the Lady Bengta, out of Vreta convent, and carried her off to Norway.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Lavrans was of the stock that was known in this country as the Lagmandssons.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading Sir Laurentius lived at the Court of King Haakon the Old, and won great favour with the King, who gave him the Skog manor.
a female human offspring
From this reading BOOK ONE JÖRUNDGAARD WHEN the lands and goods of Ivar Gjesling the younger, of Sundbu, were divided after his death in 1306, his lands in Sil of Gudbrandsdal fell to his daughter Ragnfrid and her husband Lavrans Björgulfsön.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading BOOK ONE JÖRUNDGAARD WHEN the lands and goods of Ivar Gjesling the younger, of Sundbu, were divided after his death in 1306, his lands in Sil of Gudbrandsdal fell to his daughter Ragnfrid and her husband Lavrans Björgulfsön.
separated into parts or pieces
From this reading BOOK ONE JÖRUNDGAARD WHEN the lands and goods of Ivar Gjesling the younger, of Sundbu, were divided after his death in 1306, his lands in Sil of Gudbrandsdal fell to his daughter Ragnfrid and her husband Lavrans Björgulfsön.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading It had come here from Sweden with that Laurentius, Lagmand of East Gotland, who took the Belbo Jarl’s sister, the Lady Bengta, out of Vreta convent, and carried her off to Norway.
a feeling of favorable regard
From this reading Sir Laurentius lived at the Court of King Haakon the Old, and won great favour with the King, who gave him the Skog manor.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading BOOK ONE JÖRUNDGAARD WHEN the lands and goods of Ivar Gjesling the younger, of Sundbu, were divided after his death in 1306, his lands in Sil of Gudbrandsdal fell to his daughter Ragnfrid and her husband Lavrans Björgulfsön.
Follo
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From this reading Up to then they had lived on Lavrans’ manor of Skog at Follo near Oslo; but now they moved up to Jörundgaard at the top of the open lands of Sil.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It had come here from Sweden with that Laurentius, Lagmand of East Gotland, who took the Belbo Jarl’s sister, the Lady Bengta, out of Vreta convent, and carried her off to Norway.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Sir Laurentius lived at the Court of King Haakon the Old, and won great favour with the King, who gave him the Skog manor.
Gjesling
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From this reading BOOK ONE JÖRUNDGAARD WHEN the lands and goods of Ivar Gjesling the younger, of Sundbu, were divided after his death in 1306, his lands in Sil of Gudbrandsdal fell to his daughter Ragnfrid and her husband Lavrans Björgulfsön.
plural of “good” — benefit
From this reading BOOK ONE JÖRUNDGAARD WHEN the lands and goods of Ivar Gjesling the younger, of Sundbu, were divided after his death in 1306, his lands in Sil of Gudbrandsdal fell to his daughter Ragnfrid and her husband Lavrans Björgulfsön.
Gotland
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From this reading It had come here from Sweden with that Laurentius, Lagmand of East Gotland, who took the Belbo Jarl’s sister, the Lady Bengta, out of Vreta convent, and carried her off to Norway.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Sir Laurentius lived at the Court of King Haakon the Old, and won great favour with the King, who gave him the Skog manor.
Gudbrandsdal
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From this reading BOOK ONE JÖRUNDGAARD WHEN the lands and goods of Ivar Gjesling the younger, of Sundbu, were divided after his death in 1306, his lands in Sil of Gudbrandsdal fell to his daughter Ragnfrid and her husband Lavrans Björgulfsön.
Haakon
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From this reading Sir Laurentius lived at the Court of King Haakon the Old, and won great favour with the King, who gave him the Skog manor.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Up to then they had lived on Lavrans’ manor of Skog at Follo near Oslo; but now they moved up to Jörundgaard at the top of the open lands of Sil.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading BOOK ONE JÖRUNDGAARD WHEN the lands and goods of Ivar Gjesling the younger, of Sundbu, were divided after his death in 1306, his lands in Sil of Gudbrandsdal fell to his daughter Ragnfrid and her husband Lavrans Björgulfsön.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading It had come here from Sweden with that Laurentius, Lagmand of East Gotland, who took the Belbo Jarl’s sister, the Lady Bengta, out of Vreta convent, and carried her off to Norway.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sir Laurentius lived at the Court of King Haakon the Old, and won great favour with the King, who gave him the Skog manor.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BOOK ONE JÖRUNDGAARD WHEN the lands and goods of Ivar Gjesling the younger, of Sundbu, were divided after his death in 1306, his lands in Sil of Gudbrandsdal fell to his daughter Ragnfrid and her husband Lavrans Björgulfsön.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading BOOK ONE JÖRUNDGAARD WHEN the lands and goods of Ivar Gjesling the younger, of Sundbu, were divided after his death in 1306, his lands in Sil of Gudbrandsdal fell to his daughter Ragnfrid and her husband Lavrans Björgulfsön.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BOOK ONE JÖRUNDGAARD WHEN the lands and goods of Ivar Gjesling the younger, of Sundbu, were divided after his death in 1306, his lands in Sil of Gudbrandsdal fell to his daughter Ragnfrid and her husband Lavrans Björgulfsön.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had come here from Sweden with that Laurentius, Lagmand of East Gotland, who took the Belbo Jarl’s sister, the Lady Bengta, out of Vreta convent, and carried her off to Norway.
Ivar
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From this reading BOOK ONE JÖRUNDGAARD WHEN the lands and goods of Ivar Gjesling the younger, of Sundbu, were divided after his death in 1306, his lands in Sil of Gudbrandsdal fell to his daughter Ragnfrid and her husband Lavrans Björgulfsön.
Jarl's
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From this reading It had come here from Sweden with that Laurentius, Lagmand of East Gotland, who took the Belbo Jarl’s sister, the Lady Bengta, out of Vreta convent, and carried her off to Norway.
JÖRUNDGAARD
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From this reading BOOK ONE JÖRUNDGAARD WHEN the lands and goods of Ivar Gjesling the younger, of Sundbu, were divided after his death in 1306, his lands in Sil of Gudbrandsdal fell to his daughter Ragnfrid and her husband Lavrans Björgulfsön.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Sir Laurentius lived at the Court of King Haakon the Old, and won great favour with the King, who gave him the Skog manor.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Lavrans was of the stock that was known in this country as the Lagmandssons.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading It had come here from Sweden with that Laurentius, Lagmand of East Gotland, who took the Belbo Jarl’s sister, the Lady Bengta, out of Vreta convent, and carried her off to Norway.
Lagmand
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From this reading It had come here from Sweden with that Laurentius, Lagmand of East Gotland, who took the Belbo Jarl’s sister, the Lady Bengta, out of Vreta convent, and carried her off to Norway.
Lagmandssons
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From this reading Lavrans was of the stock that was known in this country as the Lagmandssons.
plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading BOOK ONE JÖRUNDGAARD WHEN the lands and goods of Ivar Gjesling the younger, of Sundbu, were divided after his death in 1306, his lands in Sil of Gudbrandsdal fell to his daughter Ragnfrid and her husband Lavrans Björgulfsön.
Laurentiusnoun
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading It had come here from Sweden with that Laurentius, Lagmand of East Gotland, who took the Belbo Jarl’s sister, the Lady Bengta, out of Vreta convent, and carried her off to Norway.
Lavrans
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From this reading BOOK ONE JÖRUNDGAARD WHEN the lands and goods of Ivar Gjesling the younger, of Sundbu, were divided after his death in 1306, his lands in Sil of Gudbrandsdal fell to his daughter Ragnfrid and her husband Lavrans Björgulfsön.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Up to then they had lived on Lavrans’ manor of Skog at Follo near Oslo; but now they moved up to Jörundgaard at the top of the open lands of Sil.
manornounUS /ˈmænər/
the mansion of a lord or wealthy person
From this reading Up to then they had lived on Lavrans’ manor of Skog at Follo near Oslo; but now they moved up to Jörundgaard at the top of the open lands of Sil.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Up to then they had lived on Lavrans’ manor of Skog at Follo near Oslo; but now they moved up to Jörundgaard at the top of the open lands of Sil.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Up to then they had lived on Lavrans’ manor of Skog at Follo near Oslo; but now they moved up to Jörundgaard at the top of the open lands of Sil.
NorwaynounUS /ˈnɔːrweɪ/
a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe on the western side of the Scandinavian Peninsula; achieved independence from Sweden in 1905
From this reading It had come here from Sweden with that Laurentius, Lagmand of East Gotland, who took the Belbo Jarl’s sister, the Lady Bengta, out of Vreta convent, and carried her off to Norway.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Up to then they had lived on Lavrans’ manor of Skog at Follo near Oslo; but now they moved up to Jörundgaard at the top of the open lands of Sil.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BOOK ONE JÖRUNDGAARD WHEN the lands and goods of Ivar Gjesling the younger, of Sundbu, were divided after his death in 1306, his lands in Sil of Gudbrandsdal fell to his daughter Ragnfrid and her husband Lavrans Björgulfsön.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It had come here from Sweden with that Laurentius, Lagmand of East Gotland, who took the Belbo Jarl’s sister, the Lady Bengta, out of Vreta convent, and carried her off to Norway.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Sir Laurentius lived at the Court of King Haakon the Old, and won great favour with the King, who gave him the Skog manor.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Up to then they had lived on Lavrans’ manor of Skog at Follo near Oslo; but now they moved up to Jörundgaard at the top of the open lands of Sil.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading BOOK ONE JÖRUNDGAARD WHEN the lands and goods of Ivar Gjesling the younger, of Sundbu, were divided after his death in 1306, his lands in Sil of Gudbrandsdal fell to his daughter Ragnfrid and her husband Lavrans Björgulfsön.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Up to then they had lived on Lavrans’ manor of Skog at Follo near Oslo; but now they moved up to Jörundgaard at the top of the open lands of Sil.
OslonounUS /ˈɑːzloʊ/
the capital and largest city of Norway; the country's main port; located at the head of a fjord on Norway's southern coast
From this reading Up to then they had lived on Lavrans’ manor of Skog at Follo near Oslo; but now they moved up to Jörundgaard at the top of the open lands of Sil.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It had come here from Sweden with that Laurentius, Lagmand of East Gotland, who took the Belbo Jarl’s sister, the Lady Bengta, out of Vreta convent, and carried her off to Norway.
Ragnfrid
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From this reading BOOK ONE JÖRUNDGAARD WHEN the lands and goods of Ivar Gjesling the younger, of Sundbu, were divided after his death in 1306, his lands in Sil of Gudbrandsdal fell to his daughter Ragnfrid and her husband Lavrans Björgulfsön.
Sil
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From this reading BOOK ONE JÖRUNDGAARD WHEN the lands and goods of Ivar Gjesling the younger, of Sundbu, were divided after his death in 1306, his lands in Sil of Gudbrandsdal fell to his daughter Ragnfrid and her husband Lavrans Björgulfsön.
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir Laurentius lived at the Court of King Haakon the Old, and won great favour with the King, who gave him the Skog manor.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading It had come here from Sweden with that Laurentius, Lagmand of East Gotland, who took the Belbo Jarl’s sister, the Lady Bengta, out of Vreta convent, and carried her off to Norway.
Skog
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From this reading Up to then they had lived on Lavrans’ manor of Skog at Follo near Oslo; but now they moved up to Jörundgaard at the top of the open lands of Sil.
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading Lavrans was of the stock that was known in this country as the Lagmandssons.
Sundbu
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From this reading BOOK ONE JÖRUNDGAARD WHEN the lands and goods of Ivar Gjesling the younger, of Sundbu, were divided after his death in 1306, his lands in Sil of Gudbrandsdal fell to his daughter Ragnfrid and her husband Lavrans Björgulfsön.
SwedennounUS /ˈswiːdən/
a Scandinavian kingdom in the eastern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula
From this reading It had come here from Sweden with that Laurentius, Lagmand of East Gotland, who took the Belbo Jarl’s sister, the Lady Bengta, out of Vreta convent, and carried her off to Norway.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lavrans was of the stock that was known in this country as the Lagmandssons.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BOOK ONE JÖRUNDGAARD WHEN the lands and goods of Ivar Gjesling the younger, of Sundbu, were divided after his death in 1306, his lands in Sil of Gudbrandsdal fell to his daughter Ragnfrid and her husband Lavrans Björgulfsön.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Up to then they had lived on Lavrans’ manor of Skog at Follo near Oslo; but now they moved up to Jörundgaard at the top of the open lands of Sil.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Up to then they had lived on Lavrans’ manor of Skog at Follo near Oslo; but now they moved up to Jörundgaard at the top of the open lands of Sil.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Lavrans was of the stock that was known in this country as the Lagmandssons.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BOOK ONE JÖRUNDGAARD WHEN the lands and goods of Ivar Gjesling the younger, of Sundbu, were divided after his death in 1306, his lands in Sil of Gudbrandsdal fell to his daughter Ragnfrid and her husband Lavrans Björgulfsön.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading It had come here from Sweden with that Laurentius, Lagmand of East Gotland, who took the Belbo Jarl’s sister, the Lady Bengta, out of Vreta convent, and carried her off to Norway.
the upper part of anything
From this reading Up to then they had lived on Lavrans’ manor of Skog at Follo near Oslo; but now they moved up to Jörundgaard at the top of the open lands of Sil.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Up to then they had lived on Lavrans’ manor of Skog at Follo near Oslo; but now they moved up to Jörundgaard at the top of the open lands of Sil.
Vreta
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From this reading It had come here from Sweden with that Laurentius, Lagmand of East Gotland, who took the Belbo Jarl’s sister, the Lady Bengta, out of Vreta convent, and carried her off to Norway.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lavrans was of the stock that was known in this country as the Lagmandssons.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading BOOK ONE JÖRUNDGAARD WHEN the lands and goods of Ivar Gjesling the younger, of Sundbu, were divided after his death in 1306, his lands in Sil of Gudbrandsdal fell to his daughter Ragnfrid and her husband Lavrans Björgulfsön.
at the time that
From this reading BOOK ONE JÖRUNDGAARD WHEN the lands and goods of Ivar Gjesling the younger, of Sundbu, were divided after his death in 1306, his lands in Sil of Gudbrandsdal fell to his daughter Ragnfrid and her husband Lavrans Björgulfsön.
which person or people
From this reading It had come here from Sweden with that Laurentius, Lagmand of East Gotland, who took the Belbo Jarl’s sister, the Lady Bengta, out of Vreta convent, and carried her off to Norway.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It had come here from Sweden with that Laurentius, Lagmand of East Gotland, who took the Belbo Jarl’s sister, the Lady Bengta, out of Vreta convent, and carried her off to Norway.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading Sir Laurentius lived at the Court of King Haakon the Old, and won great favour with the King, who gave him the Skog manor.
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading BOOK ONE JÖRUNDGAARD WHEN the lands and goods of Ivar Gjesling the younger, of Sundbu, were divided after his death in 1306, his lands in Sil of Gudbrandsdal fell to his daughter Ragnfrid and her husband Lavrans Björgulfsön.
