used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then Hauskuld said to Hrut, "One thing I wish, brother, and that is, that thou wouldst better thy lot and woo thyself a wife."
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Hauskuld answered, "Here now are many chiefs at the Thing, and there is plenty of choice, but I have already set my eyes on a spot where a match lies made to thy hand.
Althing
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From this reading It happened once that those brothers, Hauskuld and Hrut, rode to the Althing, and there was much people at it.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Hrut answered, "That has been long on my mind, though there always seemed to be two sides to the matter; but now I will do as thou wishest; whither shall we turn our eyes?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It happened once that those brothers, Hauskuld and Hrut, rode to the Althing, and there was much people at it.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading Hrut answered, "That has been long on my mind, though there always seemed to be two sides to the matter; but now I will do as thou wishest; whither shall we turn our eyes?"
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Hauskuld answered, "Here now are many chiefs at the Thing, and there is plenty of choice, but I have already set my eyes on a spot where a match lies made to thy hand.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Hrut answered, "That has been long on my mind, though there always seemed to be two sides to the matter; but now I will do as thou wishest; whither shall we turn our eyes?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It happened once that those brothers, Hauskuld and Hrut, rode to the Althing, and there was much people at it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Hrut answered, "That has been long on my mind, though there always seemed to be two sides to the matter; but now I will do as thou wishest; whither shall we turn our eyes?"
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Hrut answered, "That has been long on my mind, though there always seemed to be two sides to the matter; but now I will do as thou wishest; whither shall we turn our eyes?"
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Then Hauskuld said to Hrut, "One thing I wish, brother, and that is, that thou wouldst better thy lot and woo thyself a wife."
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Then Hauskuld said to Hrut, "One thing I wish, brother, and that is, that thou wouldst better thy lot and woo thyself a wife."
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading It happened once that those brothers, Hauskuld and Hrut, rode to the Althing, and there was much people at it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Hrut answered, "That has been long on my mind, though there always seemed to be two sides to the matter; but now I will do as thou wishest; whither shall we turn our eyes?"
chiefsnounUS /tʃiːfs/
plural of “chief” — a person who is in charge
From this reading Hauskuld answered, "Here now are many chiefs at the Thing, and there is plenty of choice, but I have already set my eyes on a spot where a match lies made to thy hand.
the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading Hauskuld answered, "Here now are many chiefs at the Thing, and there is plenty of choice, but I have already set my eyes on a spot where a match lies made to thy hand.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Hrut answered, "That has been long on my mind, though there always seemed to be two sides to the matter; but now I will do as thou wishest; whither shall we turn our eyes?"
opinion or judgment
From this reading Hrut answered, "That has been long on my mind, though there always seemed to be two sides to the matter; but now I will do as thou wishest; whither shall we turn our eyes?"
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Hauskuld answered, "Here now are many chiefs at the Thing, and there is plenty of choice, but I have already set my eyes on a spot where a match lies made to thy hand.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading It happened once that those brothers, Hauskuld and Hrut, rode to the Althing, and there was much people at it.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hrut answered, "That has been long on my mind, though there always seemed to be two sides to the matter; but now I will do as thou wishest; whither shall we turn our eyes?"
Hauskuld
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From this reading It happened once that those brothers, Hauskuld and Hrut, rode to the Althing, and there was much people at it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Hauskuld answered, "Here now are many chiefs at the Thing, and there is plenty of choice, but I have already set my eyes on a spot where a match lies made to thy hand.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Hauskuld answered, "Here now are many chiefs at the Thing, and there is plenty of choice, but I have already set my eyes on a spot where a match lies made to thy hand.
HRUT
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From this reading HRUT WOOS UNNA.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then Hauskuld said to Hrut, "One thing I wish, brother, and that is, that thou wouldst better thy lot and woo thyself a wife."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then Hauskuld said to Hrut, "One thing I wish, brother, and that is, that thou wouldst better thy lot and woo thyself a wife."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It happened once that those brothers, Hauskuld and Hrut, rode to the Althing, and there was much people at it.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading Hauskuld answered, "Here now are many chiefs at the Thing, and there is plenty of choice, but I have already set my eyes on a spot where a match lies made to thy hand.
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 Hrut answered, "That has been long on my mind, though there always seemed to be two sides to the matter; but now I will do as thou wishest; whither shall we turn our eyes?"
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading Then Hauskuld said to Hrut, "One thing I wish, brother, and that is, that thou wouldst better thy lot and woo thyself a wife."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Hauskuld answered, "Here now are many chiefs at the Thing, and there is plenty of choice, but I have already set my eyes on a spot where a match lies made to thy hand.
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 Hauskuld answered, "Here now are many chiefs at the Thing, and there is plenty of choice, but I have already set my eyes on a spot where a match lies made to thy hand.
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading Hauskuld answered, "Here now are many chiefs at the Thing, and there is plenty of choice, but I have already set my eyes on a spot where a match lies made to thy hand.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Hrut answered, "That has been long on my mind, though there always seemed to be two sides to the matter; but now I will do as thou wishest; whither shall we turn our eyes?"
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Hrut answered, "That has been long on my mind, though there always seemed to be two sides to the matter; but now I will do as thou wishest; whither shall we turn our eyes?"
to a great degree or extent
From this reading It happened once that those brothers, Hauskuld and Hrut, rode to the Althing, and there was much people at it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Hrut answered, "That has been long on my mind, though there always seemed to be two sides to the matter; but now I will do as thou wishest; whither shall we turn our eyes?"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Hrut answered, "That has been long on my mind, though there always seemed to be two sides to the matter; but now I will do as thou wishest; whither shall we turn our eyes?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hauskuld answered, "Here now are many chiefs at the Thing, and there is plenty of choice, but I have already set my eyes on a spot where a match lies made to thy hand.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Hrut answered, "That has been long on my mind, though there always seemed to be two sides to the matter; but now I will do as thou wishest; whither shall we turn our eyes?"
on one occasion
From this reading It happened once that those brothers, Hauskuld and Hrut, rode to the Althing, and there was much people at it.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then Hauskuld said to Hrut, "One thing I wish, brother, and that is, that thou wouldst better thy lot and woo thyself a wife."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Hrut answered, "That has been long on my mind, though there always seemed to be two sides to the matter; but now I will do as thou wishest; whither shall we turn our eyes?"
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading It happened once that those brothers, Hauskuld and Hrut, rode to the Althing, and there was much people at it.
a full supply
From this reading Hauskuld answered, "Here now are many chiefs at the Thing, and there is plenty of choice, but I have already set my eyes on a spot where a match lies made to thy hand.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading It happened once that those brothers, Hauskuld and Hrut, rode to the Althing, and there was much people at it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then Hauskuld said to Hrut, "One thing I wish, brother, and that is, that thou wouldst better thy lot and woo thyself a wife."
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Hrut answered, "That has been long on my mind, though there always seemed to be two sides to the matter; but now I will do as thou wishest; whither shall we turn our eyes?"
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Hauskuld answered, "Here now are many chiefs at the Thing, and there is plenty of choice, but I have already set my eyes on a spot where a match lies made to thy hand.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Hrut answered, "That has been long on my mind, though there always seemed to be two sides to the matter; but now I will do as thou wishest; whither shall we turn our eyes?"
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Hrut answered, "That has been long on my mind, though there always seemed to be two sides to the matter; but now I will do as thou wishest; whither shall we turn our eyes?"
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Hauskuld answered, "Here now are many chiefs at the Thing, and there is plenty of choice, but I have already set my eyes on a spot where a match lies made to thy hand.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It happened once that those brothers, Hauskuld and Hrut, rode to the Althing, and there was much people at it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It happened once that those brothers, Hauskuld and Hrut, rode to the Althing, and there was much people at it.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Hauskuld said to Hrut, "One thing I wish, brother, and that is, that thou wouldst better thy lot and woo thyself a wife."
in or at that place or location
From this reading It happened once that those brothers, Hauskuld and Hrut, rode to the Althing, and there was much people at it.
a special situation
From this reading Then Hauskuld said to Hrut, "One thing I wish, brother, and that is, that thou wouldst better thy lot and woo thyself a wife."
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It happened once that those brothers, Hauskuld and Hrut, rode to the Althing, and there was much people at it.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Then Hauskuld said to Hrut, "One thing I wish, brother, and that is, that thou wouldst better thy lot and woo thyself a wife."
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Hrut answered, "That has been long on my mind, though there always seemed to be two sides to the matter; but now I will do as thou wishest; whither shall we turn our eyes?"
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Then Hauskuld said to Hrut, "One thing I wish, brother, and that is, that thou wouldst better thy lot and woo thyself a wife."
thyself
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From this reading Then Hauskuld said to Hrut, "One thing I wish, brother, and that is, that thou wouldst better thy lot and woo thyself a wife."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It happened once that those brothers, Hauskuld and Hrut, rode to the Althing, and there was much people at it.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Hrut answered, "That has been long on my mind, though there always seemed to be two sides to the matter; but now I will do as thou wishest; whither shall we turn our eyes?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Hrut answered, "That has been long on my mind, though there always seemed to be two sides to the matter; but now I will do as thou wishest; whither shall we turn our eyes?"
UNNA
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From this reading HRUT WOOS UNNA.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It happened once that those brothers, Hauskuld and Hrut, rode to the Althing, and there was much people at it.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Hrut answered, "That has been long on my mind, though there always seemed to be two sides to the matter; but now I will do as thou wishest; whither shall we turn our eyes?"
in or at the place that
From this reading Hauskuld answered, "Here now are many chiefs at the Thing, and there is plenty of choice, but I have already set my eyes on a spot where a match lies made to thy hand.
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading Hrut answered, "That has been long on my mind, though there always seemed to be two sides to the matter; but now I will do as thou wishest; whither shall we turn our eyes?"
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Then Hauskuld said to Hrut, "One thing I wish, brother, and that is, that thou wouldst better thy lot and woo thyself a wife."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Hrut answered, "That has been long on my mind, though there always seemed to be two sides to the matter; but now I will do as thou wishest; whither shall we turn our eyes?"
hope for; have a wish
From this reading Then Hauskuld said to Hrut, "One thing I wish, brother, and that is, that thou wouldst better thy lot and woo thyself a wife."
wishest
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From this reading Hrut answered, "That has been long on my mind, though there always seemed to be two sides to the matter; but now I will do as thou wishest; whither shall we turn our eyes?"
wooverbUS /wuː/
seek someone's favor
From this reading Then Hauskuld said to Hrut, "One thing I wish, brother, and that is, that thou wouldst better thy lot and woo thyself a wife."
WOOSverbUS /wuːz/
third-person singular of “woo” — seek someone's favor
From this reading HRUT WOOS UNNA.
wouldstmodal verbUS /wʊdst/
an old form of “would”, used with “thou”
From this reading Then Hauskuld said to Hrut, "One thing I wish, brother, and that is, that thou wouldst better thy lot and woo thyself a wife."
