used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Now Asgrim and his friends sent a man to Thorhall, and let him be told in what a strait they had come.
in addition
From this reading They must also mean to divide the Eastfirthers' Court in the suit for the Burning, so that no judgment may be given, for now they behave so as to show that they will stay at no ill.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now Asgrim and his friends sent a man to Thorhall, and let him be told in what a strait they had come.
answersnounUS /ˈænsərz/
plural of “answer” — a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading "Too far off was I now," answers Thorhall, "for this cause might still not have taken this turn if I had been by.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They must also mean to divide the Eastfirthers' Court in the suit for the Burning, so that no judgment may be given, for now they behave so as to show that they will stay at no ill.
Asgrim
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From this reading Now Asgrim and his friends sent a man to Thorhall, and let him be told in what a strait they had come.
ASGRIM'S
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From this reading THE COUNSEL OF THORHALL ASGRIM'S SON.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They must also mean to divide the Eastfirthers' Court in the suit for the Burning, so that no judgment may be given, for now they behave so as to show that they will stay at no ill.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now Asgrim and his friends sent a man to Thorhall, and let him be told in what a strait they had come.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Too far off was I now," answers Thorhall, "for this cause might still not have taken this turn if I had been by.
behaveverbUS /bɪˈheɪv/
behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading They must also mean to divide the Eastfirthers' Court in the suit for the Burning, so that no judgment may be given, for now they behave so as to show that they will stay at no ill.
the act of burning something
From this reading They must also mean to divide the Eastfirthers' Court in the suit for the Burning, so that no judgment may be given, for now they behave so as to show that they will stay at no ill.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Too far off was I now," answers Thorhall, "for this cause might still not have taken this turn if I had been by.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading "Too far off was I now," answers Thorhall, "for this cause might still not have taken this turn if I had been by.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Now Asgrim and his friends sent a man to Thorhall, and let him be told in what a strait they had come.
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading I now see their course that they must mean to summon you to the Fifth Court for contempt of the Thing.
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading THE COUNSEL OF THORHALL ASGRIM'S SON.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading I now see their course that they must mean to summon you to the Fifth Court for contempt of the Thing.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading I now see their course that they must mean to summon you to the Fifth Court for contempt of the Thing.
divideverbUS /dɪˈvaɪd/
separate into parts or portions
From this reading They must also mean to divide the Eastfirthers' Court in the suit for the Burning, so that no judgment may be given, for now they behave so as to show that they will stay at no ill.
Eastfirthers
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From this reading They must also mean to divide the Eastfirthers' Court in the suit for the Burning, so that no judgment may be given, for now they behave so as to show that they will stay at no ill.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading "Too far off was I now," answers Thorhall, "for this cause might still not have taken this turn if I had been by.
FifthnounUS /fɪfθ/
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading I now see their course that they must mean to summon you to the Fifth Court for contempt of the Thing.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Too far off was I now," answers Thorhall, "for this cause might still not have taken this turn if I had been by.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Now Asgrim and his friends sent a man to Thorhall, and let him be told in what a strait they had come.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading They must also mean to divide the Eastfirthers' Court in the suit for the Burning, so that no judgment may be given, for now they behave so as to show that they will stay at no ill.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now Asgrim and his friends sent a man to Thorhall, and let him be told in what a strait they had come.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Too far off was I now," answers Thorhall, "for this cause might still not have taken this turn if I had been by.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now Asgrim and his friends sent a man to Thorhall, and let him be told in what a strait they had come.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now Asgrim and his friends sent a man to Thorhall, and let him be told in what a strait they had come.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Too far off was I now," answers Thorhall, "for this cause might still not have taken this turn if I had been by.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Too far off was I now," answers Thorhall, "for this cause might still not have taken this turn if I had been by.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading They must also mean to divide the Eastfirthers' Court in the suit for the Burning, so that no judgment may be given, for now they behave so as to show that they will stay at no ill.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now Asgrim and his friends sent a man to Thorhall, and let him be told in what a strait they had come.
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading They must also mean to divide the Eastfirthers' Court in the suit for the Burning, so that no judgment may be given, for now they behave so as to show that they will stay at no ill.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Now Asgrim and his friends sent a man to Thorhall, and let him be told in what a strait they had come.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Now Asgrim and his friends sent a man to Thorhall, and let him be told in what a strait they had come.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading They must also mean to divide the Eastfirthers' Court in the suit for the Burning, so that no judgment may be given, for now they behave so as to show that they will stay at no ill.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading I now see their course that they must mean to summon you to the Fifth Court for contempt of the Thing.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "Too far off was I now," answers Thorhall, "for this cause might still not have taken this turn if I had been by.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I now see their course that they must mean to summon you to the Fifth Court for contempt of the Thing.
not any; not one
From this reading They must also mean to divide the Eastfirthers' Court in the suit for the Burning, so that no judgment may be given, for now they behave so as to show that they will stay at no ill.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Too far off was I now," answers Thorhall, "for this cause might still not have taken this turn if I had been by.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now Asgrim and his friends sent a man to Thorhall, and let him be told in what a strait they had come.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE COUNSEL OF THORHALL ASGRIM'S SON.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Too far off was I now," answers Thorhall, "for this cause might still not have taken this turn if I had been by.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I now see their course that they must mean to summon you to the Fifth Court for contempt of the Thing.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Now Asgrim and his friends sent a man to Thorhall, and let him be told in what a strait they had come.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading They must also mean to divide the Eastfirthers' Court in the suit for the Burning, so that no judgment may be given, for now they behave so as to show that they will stay at no ill.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They must also mean to divide the Eastfirthers' Court in the suit for the Burning, so that no judgment may be given, for now they behave so as to show that they will stay at no ill.
a male human offspring
From this reading THE COUNSEL OF THORHALL ASGRIM'S SON.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading They must also mean to divide the Eastfirthers' Court in the suit for the Burning, so that no judgment may be given, for now they behave so as to show that they will stay at no ill.
not in physical motion
From this reading "Too far off was I now," answers Thorhall, "for this cause might still not have taken this turn if I had been by.
straitnounUS /streɪt/
a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
From this reading Now Asgrim and his friends sent a man to Thorhall, and let him be told in what a strait they had come.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading They must also mean to divide the Eastfirthers' Court in the suit for the Burning, so that no judgment may be given, for now they behave so as to show that they will stay at no ill.
summonverbUS /ˈsʌmən/
call in an official matter, such as to attend court
From this reading I now see their course that they must mean to summon you to the Fifth Court for contempt of the Thing.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading "Too far off was I now," answers Thorhall, "for this cause might still not have taken this turn if I had been by.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I now see their course that they must mean to summon you to the Fifth Court for contempt of the Thing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COUNSEL OF THORHALL ASGRIM'S SON.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I now see their course that they must mean to summon you to the Fifth Court for contempt of the Thing.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now Asgrim and his friends sent a man to Thorhall, and let him be told in what a strait they had come.
a special situation
From this reading I now see their course that they must mean to summon you to the Fifth Court for contempt of the Thing.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Too far off was I now," answers Thorhall, "for this cause might still not have taken this turn if I had been by.
THORHALL
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From this reading THE COUNSEL OF THORHALL ASGRIM'S SON.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now Asgrim and his friends sent a man to Thorhall, and let him be told in what a strait they had come.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Now Asgrim and his friends sent a man to Thorhall, and let him be told in what a strait they had come.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Too far off was I now," answers Thorhall, "for this cause might still not have taken this turn if I had been by.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading "Too far off was I now," answers Thorhall, "for this cause might still not have taken this turn if I had been by.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Too far off was I now," answers Thorhall, "for this cause might still not have taken this turn if I had been by.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Now Asgrim and his friends sent a man to Thorhall, and let him be told in what a strait they had come.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading They must also mean to divide the Eastfirthers' Court in the suit for the Burning, so that no judgment may be given, for now they behave so as to show that they will stay at no ill.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I now see their course that they must mean to summon you to the Fifth Court for contempt of the Thing.
