Chapter V

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From this reading Another reminiscence of his early days is a framed and glazed copy of the Grundlov (Fundamental Law) of Norway, its palladium of national liberty, which a hundred and twelve Deputies drew up in six weeks, in 1814.

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From this reading Mine host at Dal, a venerable-looking personage, with long grey hair floating on his shoulders, was a member of the Extraordinary Meeting of Deputies at Eidsvold in 1815, when the Norwegians accepted the Junction with Sweden.

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

generally approved or compelling recognition

From this reading Mine host at Dal, a venerable-looking personage, with long grey hair floating on his shoulders, was a member of the Extraordinary Meeting of Deputies at Eidsvold in 1815, when the Norwegians accepted the Junction with Sweden.

equally

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading Another reminiscence of his early days is a framed and glazed copy of the Grundlov (Fundamental Law) of Norway, its palladium of national liberty, which a hundred and twelve Deputies drew up in six weeks, in 1814.

made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

a narrative song with a recurrent refrain

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

the quality of being kind and gentle

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

a statute in draft before it becomes law

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

a game played with playing cards

From this reading I and the old gentleman exchanged cards.

a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)

From this reading Another reminiscence of his early days is a framed and glazed copy of the Grundlov (Fundamental Law) of Norway, its palladium of national liberty, which a hundred and twelve Deputies drew up in six weeks, in 1814.

pecuniary reimbursement to the winning party for the expenses of litigation

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading Another reminiscence of his early days is a framed and glazed copy of the Grundlov (Fundamental Law) of Norway, its palladium of national liberty, which a hundred and twelve Deputies drew up in six weeks, in 1814.

the extent downward or backward or inward

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The superscription on his was--Gaardbruger Norgaard, Deputeret fra Norges Storthing--_i.e._, Farmer Norgaard, A Deputy from Norway’s Storthing.

plural of “deputy” — someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies

From this reading Mine host at Dal, a venerable-looking personage, with long grey hair floating on his shoulders, was a member of the Extraordinary Meeting of Deputies at Eidsvold in 1815, when the Norwegians accepted the Junction with Sweden.

someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies

From this reading The superscription on his was--Gaardbruger Norgaard, Deputeret fra Norges Storthing--_i.e._, Farmer Norgaard, A Deputy from Norway’s Storthing.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)

From this reading Another reminiscence of his early days is a framed and glazed copy of the Grundlov (Fundamental Law) of Norway, its palladium of national liberty, which a hundred and twelve Deputies drew up in six weeks, in 1814.

a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body

From this reading The superscription on his was--Gaardbruger Norgaard, Deputeret fra Norges Storthing--_i.e._, Farmer Norgaard, A Deputy from Norway’s Storthing.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading Another reminiscence of his early days is a framed and glazed copy of the Grundlov (Fundamental Law) of Norway, its palladium of national liberty, which a hundred and twelve Deputies drew up in six weeks, in 1814.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Mine host at Dal, a venerable-looking personage, with long grey hair floating on his shoulders, was a member of the Extraordinary Meeting of Deputies at Eidsvold in 1815, when the Norwegians accepted the Junction with Sweden.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

changed for (replaced by) something different

From this reading I and the old gentleman exchanged cards.

third-person singular of “exist” — have an existence, be extant

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable

From this reading Mine host at Dal, a venerable-looking personage, with long grey hair floating on his shoulders, was a member of the Extraordinary Meeting of Deputies at Eidsvold in 1815, when the Norwegians accepted the Junction with Sweden.

a person who operates a farm

From this reading The superscription on his was--Gaardbruger Norgaard, Deputeret fra Norges Storthing--_i.e._, Farmer Norgaard, A Deputy from Norway’s Storthing.

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

borne up by or suspended in a liquid

From this reading Mine host at Dal, a venerable-looking personage, with long grey hair floating on his shoulders, was a member of the Extraordinary Meeting of Deputies at Eidsvold in 1815, when the Norwegians accepted the Junction with Sweden.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The superscription on his was--Gaardbruger Norgaard, Deputeret fra Norges Storthing--_i.e._, Farmer Norgaard, A Deputy from Norway’s Storthing.

provided with a frame

From this reading Another reminiscence of his early days is a framed and glazed copy of the Grundlov (Fundamental Law) of Norway, its palladium of national liberty, which a hundred and twelve Deputies drew up in six weeks, in 1814.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The superscription on his was--Gaardbruger Norgaard, Deputeret fra Norges Storthing--_i.e._, Farmer Norgaard, A Deputy from Norway’s Storthing.

serving as an essential component

From this reading Another reminiscence of his early days is a framed and glazed copy of the Grundlov (Fundamental Law) of Norway, its palladium of national liberty, which a hundred and twelve Deputies drew up in six weeks, in 1814.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The superscription on his was--Gaardbruger Norgaard, Deputeret fra Norges Storthing--_i.e._, Farmer Norgaard, A Deputy from Norway’s Storthing.

a man of refinement

From this reading I and the old gentleman exchanged cards.

(used of eyes) lacking liveliness

From this reading Another reminiscence of his early days is a framed and glazed copy of the Grundlov (Fundamental Law) of Norway, its palladium of national liberty, which a hundred and twelve Deputies drew up in six weeks, in 1814.

of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

From this reading Mine host at Dal, a venerable-looking personage, with long grey hair floating on his shoulders, was a member of the Extraordinary Meeting of Deputies at Eidsvold in 1815, when the Norwegians accepted the Junction with Sweden.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Another reminiscence of his early days is a framed and glazed copy of the Grundlov (Fundamental Law) of Norway, its palladium of national liberty, which a hundred and twelve Deputies drew up in six weeks, in 1814.

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading Mine host at Dal, a venerable-looking personage, with long grey hair floating on his shoulders, was a member of the Extraordinary Meeting of Deputies at Eidsvold in 1815, when the Norwegians accepted the Junction with Sweden.

a person who does not acknowledge your god

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Mine host at Dal, a venerable-looking personage, with long grey hair floating on his shoulders, was a member of the Extraordinary Meeting of Deputies at Eidsvold in 1815, when the Norwegians accepted the Junction with Sweden.

of or relating to the study of history

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

ten 10s

From this reading Another reminiscence of his early days is a framed and glazed copy of the Grundlov (Fundamental Law) of Norway, its palladium of national liberty, which a hundred and twelve Deputies drew up in six weeks, in 1814.

a victory cheer

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I and the old gentleman exchanged cards.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Another reminiscence of his early days is a framed and glazed copy of the Grundlov (Fundamental Law) of Norway, its palladium of national liberty, which a hundred and twelve Deputies drew up in six weeks, in 1814.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Another reminiscence of his early days is a framed and glazed copy of the Grundlov (Fundamental Law) of Norway, its palladium of national liberty, which a hundred and twelve Deputies drew up in six weeks, in 1814.

a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

the place where two or more things come together

From this reading Mine host at Dal, a venerable-looking personage, with long grey hair floating on his shoulders, was a member of the Extraordinary Meeting of Deputies at Eidsvold in 1815, when the Norwegians accepted the Junction with Sweden.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

the collection of rules imposed by authority

From this reading Another reminiscence of his early days is a framed and glazed copy of the Grundlov (Fundamental Law) of Norway, its palladium of national liberty, which a hundred and twelve Deputies drew up in six weeks, in 1814.

a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.

From this reading Another reminiscence of his early days is a framed and glazed copy of the Grundlov (Fundamental Law) of Norway, its palladium of national liberty, which a hundred and twelve Deputies drew up in six weeks, in 1814.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

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 Mine host at Dal, a venerable-looking personage, with long grey hair floating on his shoulders, was a member of the Extraordinary Meeting of Deputies at Eidsvold in 1815, when the Norwegians accepted the Junction with Sweden.

a formally arranged gathering

From this reading Mine host at Dal, a venerable-looking personage, with long grey hair floating on his shoulders, was a member of the Extraordinary Meeting of Deputies at Eidsvold in 1815, when the Norwegians accepted the Junction with Sweden.

one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)

From this reading Mine host at Dal, a venerable-looking personage, with long grey hair floating on his shoulders, was a member of the Extraordinary Meeting of Deputies at Eidsvold in 1815, when the Norwegians accepted the Junction with Sweden.

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country

From this reading Another reminiscence of his early days is a framed and glazed copy of the Grundlov (Fundamental Law) of Norway, its palladium of national liberty, which a hundred and twelve Deputies drew up in six weeks, in 1814.

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From this reading The superscription on his was--Gaardbruger Norgaard, Deputeret fra Norges Storthing--_i.e._, Farmer Norgaard, A Deputy from Norway’s Storthing.

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From this reading The superscription on his was--Gaardbruger Norgaard, Deputeret fra Norges Storthing--_i.e._, Farmer Norgaard, A Deputy from Norway’s Storthing.

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From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe on the western side of the Scandinavian Peninsula; achieved independence from Sweden in 1905

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

possessive form of “norway” — a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe on the western side of the Scandinavian Peninsula; achieved independence from Sweden in 1905

From this reading The superscription on his was--Gaardbruger Norgaard, Deputeret fra Norges Storthing--_i.e._, Farmer Norgaard, A Deputy from Norway’s Storthing.

a native or inhabitant of Norway

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

plural of “norwegian” — a native or inhabitant of Norway

From this reading Mine host at Dal, a venerable-looking personage, with long grey hair floating on his shoulders, was a member of the Extraordinary Meeting of Deputies at Eidsvold in 1815, when the Norwegians accepted the Junction with Sweden.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Mine host at Dal, a venerable-looking personage, with long grey hair floating on his shoulders, was a member of the Extraordinary Meeting of Deputies at Eidsvold in 1815, when the Norwegians accepted the Junction with Sweden.

a silver-white metallic element of the platinum group that resembles platinum; occurs in some copper and nickel ores; does not tarnish at ordinary temperatures and is used (alloyed with gold) in jewelry

From this reading Another reminiscence of his early days is a framed and glazed copy of the Grundlov (Fundamental Law) of Norway, its palladium of national liberty, which a hundred and twelve Deputies drew up in six weeks, in 1814.

a country person

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

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From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

another word for person; a person not meriting identification

From this reading Mine host at Dal, a venerable-looking personage, with long grey hair floating on his shoulders, was a member of the Extraordinary Meeting of Deputies at Eidsvold in 1815, when the Norwegians accepted the Junction with Sweden.

plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

obtain or seize by violence

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

a mental impression retained and recalled from the past

From this reading Another reminiscence of his early days is a framed and glazed copy of the Grundlov (Fundamental Law) of Norway, its palladium of national liberty, which a hundred and twelve Deputies drew up in six weeks, in 1814.

formality and propriety of manner

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

relating to or consisting of runes

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

living in or characteristic of farming or country life

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

characteristic of rural life

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

have in common

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm

From this reading Mine host at Dal, a venerable-looking personage, with long grey hair floating on his shoulders, was a member of the Extraordinary Meeting of Deputies at Eidsvold in 1815, when the Norwegians accepted the Junction with Sweden.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading Another reminiscence of his early days is a framed and glazed copy of the Grundlov (Fundamental Law) of Norway, its palladium of national liberty, which a hundred and twelve Deputies drew up in six weeks, in 1814.

plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

not in physical motion

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

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From this reading The superscription on his was--Gaardbruger Norgaard, Deputeret fra Norges Storthing--_i.e._, Farmer Norgaard, A Deputy from Norway’s Storthing.

an inscription written above something else

From this reading The superscription on his was--Gaardbruger Norgaard, Deputeret fra Norges Storthing--_i.e._, Farmer Norgaard, A Deputy from Norway’s Storthing.

a Scandinavian kingdom in the eastern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula

From this reading Mine host at Dal, a venerable-looking personage, with long grey hair floating on his shoulders, was a member of the Extraordinary Meeting of Deputies at Eidsvold in 1815, when the Norwegians accepted the Junction with Sweden.

not easily borne; wearing

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading Another reminiscence of his early days is a framed and glazed copy of the Grundlov (Fundamental Law) of Norway, its palladium of national liberty, which a hundred and twelve Deputies drew up in six weeks, in 1814.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Another reminiscence of his early days is a framed and glazed copy of the Grundlov (Fundamental Law) of Norway, its palladium of national liberty, which a hundred and twelve Deputies drew up in six weeks, in 1814.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Mine host at Dal, a venerable-looking personage, with long grey hair floating on his shoulders, was a member of the Extraordinary Meeting of Deputies at Eidsvold in 1815, when the Norwegians accepted the Junction with Sweden.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Mine host at Dal, a venerable-looking personage, with long grey hair floating on his shoulders, was a member of the Extraordinary Meeting of Deputies at Eidsvold in 1815, when the Norwegians accepted the Junction with Sweden.

the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading Another reminiscence of his early days is a framed and glazed copy of the Grundlov (Fundamental Law) of Norway, its palladium of national liberty, which a hundred and twelve Deputies drew up in six weeks, in 1814.

at the time that

From this reading Mine host at Dal, a venerable-looking personage, with long grey hair floating on his shoulders, was a member of the Extraordinary Meeting of Deputies at Eidsvold in 1815, when the Norwegians accepted the Junction with Sweden.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Another reminiscence of his early days is a framed and glazed copy of the Grundlov (Fundamental Law) of Norway, its palladium of national liberty, which a hundred and twelve Deputies drew up in six weeks, in 1814.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Mine host at Dal, a venerable-looking personage, with long grey hair floating on his shoulders, was a member of the Extraordinary Meeting of Deputies at Eidsvold in 1815, when the Norwegians accepted the Junction with Sweden.

a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.

made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood

From this reading Mine host at Dal--Bernadotte’s prudent benignity--Taxing the bill of costs--Hurrah for the mountains--Whetstones--Antique wooden church--A wild country--“Raven depth”--How the English like to do fine scenery--Ancient wood-carving--A Norwegian peasant’s witticism--A rural rectory--Share and chair alike--Ivory knife-handles--Historical pictures--An old Runic calendar--The heathen leaven still exists in Norway--Washing day--Old names of the Norsk months--Peasant songs--Rustic reserve--A Norsk ballad.