used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading || That same autumn King Olaf caused a great long-ship to be built on the sands at the mouth of the Nid; a cutter was she, and at work on the building thereof were many smiths.
tending to become more severe or wider in scope
From this reading || Now when King Olaf had been two winters in Norway there came to dwell with him a Saxon priest whose name was Thangbrand; violent was he & murderous, but a goodly clerk withal and an active man.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading || Now when King Olaf had been two winters in Norway there came to dwell with him a Saxon priest whose name was Thangbrand; violent was he & murderous, but a goodly clerk withal and an active man.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading || That same autumn King Olaf caused a great long-ship to be built on the sands at the mouth of the Nid; a cutter was she, and at work on the building thereof were many smiths.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading || That same autumn King Olaf caused a great long-ship to be built on the sands at the mouth of the Nid; a cutter was she, and at work on the building thereof were many smiths.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading || That same autumn King Olaf caused a great long-ship to be built on the sands at the mouth of the Nid; a cutter was she, and at work on the building thereof were many smiths.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading || That same autumn King Olaf caused a great long-ship to be built on the sands at the mouth of the Nid; a cutter was she, and at work on the building thereof were many smiths.
beamnounUS /biːm/
a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
From this reading At the beginning of winter she was completed, and there were in her thirty holds, & the prow and stern were lofty withal, yet was she not broad of beam.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading || Now when King Olaf had been two winters in Norway there came to dwell with him a Saxon priest whose name was Thangbrand; violent was he & murderous, but a goodly clerk withal and an active man.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading At the beginning of winter she was completed, and there were in her thirty holds, & the prow and stern were lofty withal, yet was she not broad of beam.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading At the beginning of winter she was completed, and there were in her thirty holds, & the prow and stern were lofty withal, yet was she not broad of beam.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading || That same autumn King Olaf caused a great long-ship to be built on the sands at the mouth of the Nid; a cutter was she, and at work on the building thereof were many smiths.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading || That same autumn King Olaf caused a great long-ship to be built on the sands at the mouth of the Nid; a cutter was she, and at work on the building thereof were many smiths.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading || Now when King Olaf had been two winters in Norway there came to dwell with him a Saxon priest whose name was Thangbrand; violent was he & murderous, but a goodly clerk withal and an active man.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading That ship called he the 'Crane.'
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading || Now when King Olaf had been two winters in Norway there came to dwell with him a Saxon priest whose name was Thangbrand; violent was he & murderous, but a goodly clerk withal and an active man.
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading || That same autumn King Olaf caused a great long-ship to be built on the sands at the mouth of the Nid; a cutter was she, and at work on the building thereof were many smiths.
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading So headstrong was he, howsoever, that the King would not keep him with him, but sent him to Iceland to make that country Christian.
an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading || Now when King Olaf had been two winters in Norway there came to dwell with him a Saxon priest whose name was Thangbrand; violent was he & murderous, but a goodly clerk withal and an active man.
completedadjectiveUS /kəmˈpliːtəd/
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading At the beginning of winter she was completed, and there were in her thirty holds, & the prow and stern were lofty withal, yet was she not broad of beam.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading So headstrong was he, howsoever, that the King would not keep him with him, but sent him to Iceland to make that country Christian.
CraneverbUS /kreɪn/
stretch (the neck) so as to see better
From this reading That ship called he the 'Crane.'
cutternounUS /ˈkʌtər/
someone who cuts or carves stone
From this reading || That same autumn King Olaf caused a great long-ship to be built on the sands at the mouth of the Nid; a cutter was she, and at work on the building thereof were many smiths.
dwellverbUS /dwel/
think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading || Now when King Olaf had been two winters in Norway there came to dwell with him a Saxon priest whose name was Thangbrand; violent was he & murderous, but a goodly clerk withal and an active man.
goodlyadjectiveUS /ˈɡʊdli/
large in amount or extent or degree
From this reading || Now when King Olaf had been two winters in Norway there came to dwell with him a Saxon priest whose name was Thangbrand; violent was he & murderous, but a goodly clerk withal and an active man.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading || That same autumn King Olaf caused a great long-ship to be built on the sands at the mouth of the Nid; a cutter was she, and at work on the building thereof were many smiths.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading || Now when King Olaf had been two winters in Norway there came to dwell with him a Saxon priest whose name was Thangbrand; violent was he & murderous, but a goodly clerk withal and an active man.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That ship called he the 'Crane.'
headstrongadjectiveUS /ˈhedstrɔːŋ/
habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
From this reading So headstrong was he, howsoever, that the King would not keep him with him, but sent him to Iceland to make that country Christian.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At the beginning of winter she was completed, and there were in her thirty holds, & the prow and stern were lofty withal, yet was she not broad of beam.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading || Now when King Olaf had been two winters in Norway there came to dwell with him a Saxon priest whose name was Thangbrand; violent was he & murderous, but a goodly clerk withal and an active man.
holdsnounUS /hoʊldz/
plural of “hold” — the act of grasping
From this reading At the beginning of winter she was completed, and there were in her thirty holds, & the prow and stern were lofty withal, yet was she not broad of beam.
howsoever
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From this reading So headstrong was he, howsoever, that the King would not keep him with him, but sent him to Iceland to make that country Christian.
IcelandnounUS /ˈaɪslənd/
an island republic on the island of Iceland; became independent of Denmark in 1944
From this reading So headstrong was he, howsoever, that the King would not keep him with him, but sent him to Iceland to make that country Christian.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the beginning of winter she was completed, and there were in her thirty holds, & the prow and stern were lofty withal, yet was she not broad of beam.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading So headstrong was he, howsoever, that the King would not keep him with him, but sent him to Iceland to make that country Christian.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading || That same autumn King Olaf caused a great long-ship to be built on the sands at the mouth of the Nid; a cutter was she, and at work on the building thereof were many smiths.
loftyadjectiveUS /ˈlɔːfti/
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
From this reading At the beginning of winter she was completed, and there were in her thirty holds, & the prow and stern were lofty withal, yet was she not broad of beam.
long-ship
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From this reading || That same autumn King Olaf caused a great long-ship to be built on the sands at the mouth of the Nid; a cutter was she, and at work on the building thereof were many smiths.
engage in
From this reading So headstrong was he, howsoever, that the King would not keep him with him, but sent him to Iceland to make that country Christian.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading || Now when King Olaf had been two winters in Norway there came to dwell with him a Saxon priest whose name was Thangbrand; violent was he & murderous, but a goodly clerk withal and an active man.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading || That same autumn King Olaf caused a great long-ship to be built on the sands at the mouth of the Nid; a cutter was she, and at work on the building thereof were many smiths.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading || That same autumn King Olaf caused a great long-ship to be built on the sands at the mouth of the Nid; a cutter was she, and at work on the building thereof were many smiths.
murderousadjectiveUS /ˈmɜːrdərəs/
characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being
From this reading || Now when King Olaf had been two winters in Norway there came to dwell with him a Saxon priest whose name was Thangbrand; violent was he & murderous, but a goodly clerk withal and an active man.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading || Now when King Olaf had been two winters in Norway there came to dwell with him a Saxon priest whose name was Thangbrand; violent was he & murderous, but a goodly clerk withal and an active man.
Nid
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading || That same autumn King Olaf caused a great long-ship to be built on the sands at the mouth of the Nid; a cutter was she, and at work on the building thereof were many smiths.
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 || Now when King Olaf had been two winters in Norway there came to dwell with him a Saxon priest whose name was Thangbrand; violent was he & murderous, but a goodly clerk withal and an active man.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At the beginning of winter she was completed, and there were in her thirty holds, & the prow and stern were lofty withal, yet was she not broad of beam.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading || Now when King Olaf had been two winters in Norway there came to dwell with him a Saxon priest whose name was Thangbrand; violent was he & murderous, but a goodly clerk withal and an active man.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading || That same autumn King Olaf caused a great long-ship to be built on the sands at the mouth of the Nid; a cutter was she, and at work on the building thereof were many smiths.
Olaf
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading || That same autumn King Olaf caused a great long-ship to be built on the sands at the mouth of the Nid; a cutter was she, and at work on the building thereof were many smiths.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading || That same autumn King Olaf caused a great long-ship to be built on the sands at the mouth of the Nid; a cutter was she, and at work on the building thereof were many smiths.
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading || Now when King Olaf had been two winters in Norway there came to dwell with him a Saxon priest whose name was Thangbrand; violent was he & murderous, but a goodly clerk withal and an active man.
prownounUS /praʊ/
front part of a vessel or aircraft
From this reading At the beginning of winter she was completed, and there were in her thirty holds, & the prow and stern were lofty withal, yet was she not broad of beam.
Identical; not different.
From this reading || That same autumn King Olaf caused a great long-ship to be built on the sands at the mouth of the Nid; a cutter was she, and at work on the building thereof were many smiths.
sandsnounUS /sændz/
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
From this reading || That same autumn King Olaf caused a great long-ship to be built on the sands at the mouth of the Nid; a cutter was she, and at work on the building thereof were many smiths.
SaxonnounUS /ˈsæksən/
a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons; dominant in England until the Norman Conquest
From this reading || Now when King Olaf had been two winters in Norway there came to dwell with him a Saxon priest whose name was Thangbrand; violent was he & murderous, but a goodly clerk withal and an active man.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading So headstrong was he, howsoever, that the King would not keep him with him, but sent him to Iceland to make that country Christian.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading || That same autumn King Olaf caused a great long-ship to be built on the sands at the mouth of the Nid; a cutter was she, and at work on the building thereof were many smiths.
transport commercially
From this reading That ship called he the 'Crane.'
smithsnounUS /smɪθs/
plural of “smith” — Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading || That same autumn King Olaf caused a great long-ship to be built on the sands at the mouth of the Nid; a cutter was she, and at work on the building thereof were many smiths.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So headstrong was he, howsoever, that the King would not keep him with him, but sent him to Iceland to make that country Christian.
sternadjectiveUS /stɜːrn/
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading At the beginning of winter she was completed, and there were in her thirty holds, & the prow and stern were lofty withal, yet was she not broad of beam.
Thangbrand
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading || Now when King Olaf had been two winters in Norway there came to dwell with him a Saxon priest whose name was Thangbrand; violent was he & murderous, but a goodly clerk withal and an active man.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading || That same autumn King Olaf caused a great long-ship to be built on the sands at the mouth of the Nid; a cutter was she, and at work on the building thereof were many smiths.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading || That same autumn King Olaf caused a great long-ship to be built on the sands at the mouth of the Nid; a cutter was she, and at work on the building thereof were many smiths.
in or at that place or location
From this reading At the beginning of winter she was completed, and there were in her thirty holds, & the prow and stern were lofty withal, yet was she not broad of beam.
thereofadverbUS /ˌðeˈrʌv/
of or concerning this or that
From this reading || That same autumn King Olaf caused a great long-ship to be built on the sands at the mouth of the Nid; a cutter was she, and at work on the building thereof were many smiths.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading At the beginning of winter she was completed, and there were in her thirty holds, & the prow and stern were lofty withal, yet was she not broad of beam.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading || That same autumn King Olaf caused a great long-ship to be built on the sands at the mouth of the Nid; a cutter was she, and at work on the building thereof were many smiths.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading || Now when King Olaf had been two winters in Norway there came to dwell with him a Saxon priest whose name was Thangbrand; violent was he & murderous, but a goodly clerk withal and an active man.
acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
From this reading || Now when King Olaf had been two winters in Norway there came to dwell with him a Saxon priest whose name was Thangbrand; violent was he & murderous, but a goodly clerk withal and an active man.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading || That same autumn King Olaf caused a great long-ship to be built on the sands at the mouth of the Nid; a cutter was she, and at work on the building thereof were many smiths.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading || That same autumn King Olaf caused a great long-ship to be built on the sands at the mouth of the Nid; a cutter was she, and at work on the building thereof were many smiths.
at the time that
From this reading || Now when King Olaf had been two winters in Norway there came to dwell with him a Saxon priest whose name was Thangbrand; violent was he & murderous, but a goodly clerk withal and an active man.
belonging to which person
From this reading || Now when King Olaf had been two winters in Norway there came to dwell with him a Saxon priest whose name was Thangbrand; violent was he & murderous, but a goodly clerk withal and an active man.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading At the beginning of winter she was completed, and there were in her thirty holds, & the prow and stern were lofty withal, yet was she not broad of beam.
wintersnounUS /ˈwɪntərz/
plural of “winter” — the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading || Now when King Olaf had been two winters in Norway there came to dwell with him a Saxon priest whose name was Thangbrand; violent was he & murderous, but a goodly clerk withal and an active man.
in the company of; together with
From this reading || Now when King Olaf had been two winters in Norway there came to dwell with him a Saxon priest whose name was Thangbrand; violent was he & murderous, but a goodly clerk withal and an active man.
withaladverb
despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)
From this reading At the beginning of winter she was completed, and there were in her thirty holds, & the prow and stern were lofty withal, yet was she not broad of beam.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading || That same autumn King Olaf caused a great long-ship to be built on the sands at the mouth of the Nid; a cutter was she, and at work on the building thereof were many smiths.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading So headstrong was he, howsoever, that the King would not keep him with him, but sent him to Iceland to make that country Christian.
but in spite of that
From this reading At the beginning of winter she was completed, and there were in her thirty holds, & the prow and stern were lofty withal, yet was she not broad of beam.
