used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He made a feast for Thangbrand and his men.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading Then it was said that there were two hundred heathen men to meet them, and that a Baresark was looked for to come thither, whose name was Otrygg, and all were afraid of him.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Then it was said that there were two hundred heathen men to meet them, and that a Baresark was looked for to come thither, whose name was Otrygg, and all were afraid of him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Gest Oddleif's son dwelt at Hagi on Bardastrand, He was one of the wisest of men, so that he foresaw the fates and fortunes of men.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Gest Oddleif's son dwelt at Hagi on Bardastrand, He was one of the wisest of men, so that he foresaw the fates and fortunes of men.
Bardastrand
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From this reading Gest Oddleif's son dwelt at Hagi on Bardastrand, He was one of the wisest of men, so that he foresaw the fates and fortunes of men.
Baresark
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From this reading Then it was said that there were two hundred heathen men to meet them, and that a Baresark was looked for to come thither, whose name was Otrygg, and all were afraid of him.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then it was said that there were two hundred heathen men to meet them, and that a Baresark was looked for to come thither, whose name was Otrygg, and all were afraid of him.
dweltverbUS /dwelt/
inflected form of “dwell” — think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading Gest Oddleif's son dwelt at Hagi on Bardastrand, He was one of the wisest of men, so that he foresaw the fates and fortunes of men.
faredverbUS /ferd/
past form of “fare” — proceed or get along
From this reading They fared to Hagi with sixty men.
fatesnounUS /feɪts/
plural of “fate” — an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Gest Oddleif's son dwelt at Hagi on Bardastrand, He was one of the wisest of men, so that he foresaw the fates and fortunes of men.
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading He made a feast for Thangbrand and his men.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He made a feast for Thangbrand and his men.
foresawverbUS /ˌfɔːrˈsɔː/
inflected form of “foresee” — realize beforehand
From this reading Gest Oddleif's son dwelt at Hagi on Bardastrand, He was one of the wisest of men, so that he foresaw the fates and fortunes of men.
fortunesnounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənz/
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Gest Oddleif's son dwelt at Hagi on Bardastrand, He was one of the wisest of men, so that he foresaw the fates and fortunes of men.
GEST
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From this reading OF GEST ODDLEIF'S SON.
Hagi
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From this reading Gest Oddleif's son dwelt at Hagi on Bardastrand, He was one of the wisest of men, so that he foresaw the fates and fortunes of men.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gest Oddleif's son dwelt at Hagi on Bardastrand, He was one of the wisest of men, so that he foresaw the fates and fortunes of men.
heathennounUS /ˈhiːðən/
a person who does not acknowledge your god
From this reading Then it was said that there were two hundred heathen men to meet them, and that a Baresark was looked for to come thither, whose name was Otrygg, and all were afraid of him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then it was said that there were two hundred heathen men to meet them, and that a Baresark was looked for to come thither, whose name was Otrygg, and all were afraid of him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He made a feast for Thangbrand and his men.
ten 10s
From this reading Then it was said that there were two hundred heathen men to meet them, and that a Baresark was looked for to come thither, whose name was Otrygg, and all were afraid of him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then it was said that there were two hundred heathen men to meet them, and that a Baresark was looked for to come thither, whose name was Otrygg, and all were afraid of him.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Then it was said that there were two hundred heathen men to meet them, and that a Baresark was looked for to come thither, whose name was Otrygg, and all were afraid of him.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He made a feast for Thangbrand and his men.
come together
From this reading Then it was said that there were two hundred heathen men to meet them, and that a Baresark was looked for to come thither, whose name was Otrygg, and all were afraid of him.
the force of workers available
From this reading Gest Oddleif's son dwelt at Hagi on Bardastrand, He was one of the wisest of men, so that he foresaw the fates and fortunes of men.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Then it was said that there were two hundred heathen men to meet them, and that a Baresark was looked for to come thither, whose name was Otrygg, and all were afraid of him.
ODDLEIF'S
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From this reading OF GEST ODDLEIF'S SON.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OF GEST ODDLEIF'S SON.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Gest Oddleif's son dwelt at Hagi on Bardastrand, He was one of the wisest of men, so that he foresaw the fates and fortunes of men.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Gest Oddleif's son dwelt at Hagi on Bardastrand, He was one of the wisest of men, so that he foresaw the fates and fortunes of men.
Otrygg
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From this reading Then it was said that there were two hundred heathen men to meet them, and that a Baresark was looked for to come thither, whose name was Otrygg, and all were afraid of him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then it was said that there were two hundred heathen men to meet them, and that a Baresark was looked for to come thither, whose name was Otrygg, and all were afraid of him.
sixtyadjectiveUS /ˈsɪksti/
being ten more than fifty
From this reading They fared to Hagi with sixty men.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Gest Oddleif's son dwelt at Hagi on Bardastrand, He was one of the wisest of men, so that he foresaw the fates and fortunes of men.
a male human offspring
From this reading OF GEST ODDLEIF'S SON.
Thangbrand
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From this reading He made a feast for Thangbrand and his men.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Gest Oddleif's son dwelt at Hagi on Bardastrand, He was one of the wisest of men, so that he foresaw the fates and fortunes of men.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Gest Oddleif's son dwelt at Hagi on Bardastrand, He was one of the wisest of men, so that he foresaw the fates and fortunes of men.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Then it was said that there were two hundred heathen men to meet them, and that a Baresark was looked for to come thither, whose name was Otrygg, and all were afraid of him.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then it was said that there were two hundred heathen men to meet them, and that a Baresark was looked for to come thither, whose name was Otrygg, and all were afraid of him.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Then it was said that there were two hundred heathen men to meet them, and that a Baresark was looked for to come thither, whose name was Otrygg, and all were afraid of him.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They fared to Hagi with sixty men.
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading Then it was said that there were two hundred heathen men to meet them, and that a Baresark was looked for to come thither, whose name was Otrygg, and all were afraid of him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They fared to Hagi with sixty men.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Then it was said that there were two hundred heathen men to meet them, and that a Baresark was looked for to come thither, whose name was Otrygg, and all were afraid of him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gest Oddleif's son dwelt at Hagi on Bardastrand, He was one of the wisest of men, so that he foresaw the fates and fortunes of men.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then it was said that there were two hundred heathen men to meet them, and that a Baresark was looked for to come thither, whose name was Otrygg, and all were afraid of him.
belonging to which person
From this reading Then it was said that there were two hundred heathen men to meet them, and that a Baresark was looked for to come thither, whose name was Otrygg, and all were afraid of him.
wisestadjectiveUS /ˈwaɪzəst/
superlative of “wise” — having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading Gest Oddleif's son dwelt at Hagi on Bardastrand, He was one of the wisest of men, so that he foresaw the fates and fortunes of men.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They fared to Hagi with sixty men.
