used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading So it came about that he got himself into such great friendship with them, that neither side thought they had taken any good counsel unless the other had a share in it.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading So it came about that he got himself into such great friendship with them, that neither side thought they had taken any good counsel unless the other had a share in it.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Some while after Mord rode to Bergthorsknoll and saw Skarphedinn there; he fell into very fair words with them, and so he talked the whole day, and said he wished to be good friends with them, and to see much of them.
(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 Skarphedinn took it all well, but said he had never sought for anything of the kind before.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Njal always disliked his coming thither, and it often happened that he was angry with him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OF MORD AND NJAL'S SONS.
angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/
feeling or showing anger
From this reading Njal always disliked his coming thither, and it often happened that he was angry with him.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading So it came about that he got himself into such great friendship with them, that neither side thought they had taken any good counsel unless the other had a share in it.
any thing at all
From this reading Skarphedinn took it all well, but said he had never sought for anything of the kind before.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Some while after Mord rode to Bergthorsknoll and saw Skarphedinn there; he fell into very fair words with them, and so he talked the whole day, and said he wished to be good friends with them, and to see much of them.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Skarphedinn took it all well, but said he had never sought for anything of the kind before.
Bergthorsknoll
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From this reading Some while after Mord rode to Bergthorsknoll and saw Skarphedinn there; he fell into very fair words with them, and so he talked the whole day, and said he wished to be good friends with them, and to see much of them.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Skarphedinn took it all well, but said he had never sought for anything of the kind before.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading So it came about that he got himself into such great friendship with them, that neither side thought they had taken any good counsel unless the other had a share in it.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Njal always disliked his coming thither, and it often happened that he was angry with him.
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading So it came about that he got himself into such great friendship with them, that neither side thought they had taken any good counsel unless the other had a share in it.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Some while after Mord rode to Bergthorsknoll and saw Skarphedinn there; he fell into very fair words with them, and so he talked the whole day, and said he wished to be good friends with them, and to see much of them.
dislikedadjectiveUS /dɪˈslaɪkt/
regarded with aversion
From this reading Njal always disliked his coming thither, and it often happened that he was angry with him.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Some while after Mord rode to Bergthorsknoll and saw Skarphedinn there; he fell into very fair words with them, and so he talked the whole day, and said he wished to be good friends with them, and to see much of them.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Some while after Mord rode to Bergthorsknoll and saw Skarphedinn there; he fell into very fair words with them, and so he talked the whole day, and said he wished to be good friends with them, and to see much of them.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Skarphedinn took it all well, but said he had never sought for anything of the kind before.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Some while after Mord rode to Bergthorsknoll and saw Skarphedinn there; he fell into very fair words with them, and so he talked the whole day, and said he wished to be good friends with them, and to see much of them.
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading So it came about that he got himself into such great friendship with them, that neither side thought they had taken any good counsel unless the other had a share in it.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Some while after Mord rode to Bergthorsknoll and saw Skarphedinn there; he fell into very fair words with them, and so he talked the whole day, and said he wished to be good friends with them, and to see much of them.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading So it came about that he got himself into such great friendship with them, that neither side thought they had taken any good counsel unless the other had a share in it.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading So it came about that he got himself into such great friendship with them, that neither side thought they had taken any good counsel unless the other had a share in it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Skarphedinn took it all well, but said he had never sought for anything of the kind before.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Njal always disliked his coming thither, and it often happened that he was angry with him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Some while after Mord rode to Bergthorsknoll and saw Skarphedinn there; he fell into very fair words with them, and so he talked the whole day, and said he wished to be good friends with them, and to see much of them.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Njal always disliked his coming thither, and it often happened that he was angry with him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading So it came about that he got himself into such great friendship with them, that neither side thought they had taken any good counsel unless the other had a share in it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Njal always disliked his coming thither, and it often happened that he was angry with him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So it came about that he got himself into such great friendship with them, that neither side thought they had taken any good counsel unless the other had a share in it.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Some while after Mord rode to Bergthorsknoll and saw Skarphedinn there; he fell into very fair words with them, and so he talked the whole day, and said he wished to be good friends with them, and to see much of them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Skarphedinn took it all well, but said he had never sought for anything of the kind before.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Skarphedinn took it all well, but said he had never sought for anything of the kind before.
MORD
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From this reading OF MORD AND NJAL'S SONS.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Some while after Mord rode to Bergthorsknoll and saw Skarphedinn there; he fell into very fair words with them, and so he talked the whole day, and said he wished to be good friends with them, and to see much of them.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading So it came about that he got himself into such great friendship with them, that neither side thought they had taken any good counsel unless the other had a share in it.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Skarphedinn took it all well, but said he had never sought for anything of the kind before.
Njal
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From this reading Njal always disliked his coming thither, and it often happened that he was angry with him.
NJAL'S
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From this reading OF MORD AND NJAL'S SONS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OF MORD AND NJAL'S SONS.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Njal always disliked his coming thither, and it often happened that he was angry with him.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading So it came about that he got himself into such great friendship with them, that neither side thought they had taken any good counsel unless the other had a share in it.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Some while after Mord rode to Bergthorsknoll and saw Skarphedinn there; he fell into very fair words with them, and so he talked the whole day, and said he wished to be good friends with them, and to see much of them.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Some while after Mord rode to Bergthorsknoll and saw Skarphedinn there; he fell into very fair words with them, and so he talked the whole day, and said he wished to be good friends with them, and to see much of them.
cut with a saw
From this reading Some while after Mord rode to Bergthorsknoll and saw Skarphedinn there; he fell into very fair words with them, and so he talked the whole day, and said he wished to be good friends with them, and to see much of them.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Some while after Mord rode to Bergthorsknoll and saw Skarphedinn there; he fell into very fair words with them, and so he talked the whole day, and said he wished to be good friends with them, and to see much of them.
have in common
From this reading So it came about that he got himself into such great friendship with them, that neither side thought they had taken any good counsel unless the other had a share in it.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading So it came about that he got himself into such great friendship with them, that neither side thought they had taken any good counsel unless the other had a share in it.
Skarphedinn
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From this reading Some while after Mord rode to Bergthorsknoll and saw Skarphedinn there; he fell into very fair words with them, and so he talked the whole day, and said he wished to be good friends with them, and to see much of them.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Some while after Mord rode to Bergthorsknoll and saw Skarphedinn there; he fell into very fair words with them, and so he talked the whole day, and said he wished to be good friends with them, and to see much of them.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some while after Mord rode to Bergthorsknoll and saw Skarphedinn there; he fell into very fair words with them, and so he talked the whole day, and said he wished to be good friends with them, and to see much of them.
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading OF MORD AND NJAL'S SONS.
that is looked for
From this reading Skarphedinn took it all well, but said he had never sought for anything of the kind before.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading So it came about that he got himself into such great friendship with them, that neither side thought they had taken any good counsel unless the other had a share in it.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading So it came about that he got himself into such great friendship with them, that neither side thought they had taken any good counsel unless the other had a share in it.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Some while after Mord rode to Bergthorsknoll and saw Skarphedinn there; he fell into very fair words with them, and so he talked the whole day, and said he wished to be good friends with them, and to see much of them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So it came about that he got himself into such great friendship with them, that neither side thought they had taken any good counsel unless the other had a share in it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Some while after Mord rode to Bergthorsknoll and saw Skarphedinn there; he fell into very fair words with them, and so he talked the whole day, and said he wished to be good friends with them, and to see much of them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Some while after Mord rode to Bergthorsknoll and saw Skarphedinn there; he fell into very fair words with them, and so he talked the whole day, and said he wished to be good friends with them, and to see much of them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Some while after Mord rode to Bergthorsknoll and saw Skarphedinn there; he fell into very fair words with them, and so he talked the whole day, and said he wished to be good friends with them, and to see much of them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So it came about that he got himself into such great friendship with them, that neither side thought they had taken any good counsel unless the other had a share in it.
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading Njal always disliked his coming thither, and it often happened that he was angry with him.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading So it came about that he got himself into such great friendship with them, that neither side thought they had taken any good counsel unless the other had a share in it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some while after Mord rode to Bergthorsknoll and saw Skarphedinn there; he fell into very fair words with them, and so he talked the whole day, and said he wished to be good friends with them, and to see much of them.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Skarphedinn took it all well, but said he had never sought for anything of the kind before.
except if; if not
From this reading So it came about that he got himself into such great friendship with them, that neither side thought they had taken any good counsel unless the other had a share in it.
precisely as stated
From this reading Some while after Mord rode to Bergthorsknoll and saw Skarphedinn there; he fell into very fair words with them, and so he talked the whole day, and said he wished to be good friends with them, and to see much of them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Njal always disliked his coming thither, and it often happened that he was angry with him.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Skarphedinn took it all well, but said he had never sought for anything of the kind before.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Some while after Mord rode to Bergthorsknoll and saw Skarphedinn there; he fell into very fair words with them, and so he talked the whole day, and said he wished to be good friends with them, and to see much of them.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Some while after Mord rode to Bergthorsknoll and saw Skarphedinn there; he fell into very fair words with them, and so he talked the whole day, and said he wished to be good friends with them, and to see much of them.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading Some while after Mord rode to Bergthorsknoll and saw Skarphedinn there; he fell into very fair words with them, and so he talked the whole day, and said he wished to be good friends with them, and to see much of them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Some while after Mord rode to Bergthorsknoll and saw Skarphedinn there; he fell into very fair words with them, and so he talked the whole day, and said he wished to be good friends with them, and to see much of them.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Some while after Mord rode to Bergthorsknoll and saw Skarphedinn there; he fell into very fair words with them, and so he talked the whole day, and said he wished to be good friends with them, and to see much of them.
