generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading Flosi offered fifteen men of his band to go on the voyage, and the Earl accepted them, but Flosi fared with Earl Gilli to the Southern Isles.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Thorstein, the Son of Hall of the Side, went along with Earl Sigurd, and Hrafn the red, and Erling of Straumey.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Earl Sigurd Hlodver's son busked him from the Orkneys, and Flosi offered to go with him.
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading Flosi offered fifteen men of his band to go on the voyage, and the Earl accepted them, but Flosi fared with Earl Gilli to the Southern Isles.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading BRIAN'S BATTLE.
BRIAN'S
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From this reading BRIAN'S BATTLE.
busked
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From this reading Earl Sigurd Hlodver's son busked him from the Orkneys, and Flosi offered to go with him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Flosi offered fifteen men of his band to go on the voyage, and the Earl accepted them, but Flosi fared with Earl Gilli to the Southern Isles.
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading Earl Sigurd Hlodver's son busked him from the Orkneys, and Flosi offered to go with him.
Erling
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From this reading Thorstein, the Son of Hall of the Side, went along with Earl Sigurd, and Hrafn the red, and Erling of Straumey.
faredverbUS /ferd/
past form of “fare” — proceed or get along
From this reading Flosi offered fifteen men of his band to go on the voyage, and the Earl accepted them, but Flosi fared with Earl Gilli to the Southern Isles.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading Flosi offered fifteen men of his band to go on the voyage, and the Earl accepted them, but Flosi fared with Earl Gilli to the Southern Isles.
Flosi
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From this reading Earl Sigurd Hlodver's son busked him from the Orkneys, and Flosi offered to go with him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Earl Sigurd Hlodver's son busked him from the Orkneys, and Flosi offered to go with him.
fulfilverbUS /fʊlˈfɪl/
put in effect
From this reading The Earl would not have that, since he had his pilgrimage to fulfil.
Gilli
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From this reading Flosi offered fifteen men of his band to go on the voyage, and the Earl accepted them, but Flosi fared with Earl Gilli to the Southern Isles.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Earl Sigurd Hlodver's son busked him from the Orkneys, and Flosi offered to go with him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Earl would not have that, since he had his pilgrimage to fulfil.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Thorstein, the Son of Hall of the Side, went along with Earl Sigurd, and Hrafn the red, and Erling of Straumey.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Earl would not have that, since he had his pilgrimage to fulfil.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Earl would not have that, since he had his pilgrimage to fulfil.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Earl Sigurd Hlodver's son busked him from the Orkneys, and Flosi offered to go with him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Earl would not have that, since he had his pilgrimage to fulfil.
Hlodver's
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From this reading Earl Sigurd Hlodver's son busked him from the Orkneys, and Flosi offered to go with him.
Hrafn
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From this reading Thorstein, the Son of Hall of the Side, went along with Earl Sigurd, and Hrafn the red, and Erling of Straumey.
IslesnounUS /aɪlz/
plural of “isle” — a small island
From this reading Flosi offered fifteen men of his band to go on the voyage, and the Earl accepted them, but Flosi fared with Earl Gilli to the Southern Isles.
the force of workers available
From this reading Flosi offered fifteen men of his band to go on the voyage, and the Earl accepted them, but Flosi fared with Earl Gilli to the Southern Isles.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Earl would not have that, since he had his pilgrimage to fulfil.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Flosi offered fifteen men of his band to go on the voyage, and the Earl accepted them, but Flosi fared with Earl Gilli to the Southern Isles.
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading Earl Sigurd Hlodver's son busked him from the Orkneys, and Flosi offered to go with him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Flosi offered fifteen men of his band to go on the voyage, and the Earl accepted them, but Flosi fared with Earl Gilli to the Southern Isles.
Orkneys
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From this reading Earl Sigurd Hlodver's son busked him from the Orkneys, and Flosi offered to go with him.
pilgrimagenounUS /ˈpɪlɡrəmədʒ/
a journey to a sacred place
From this reading The Earl would not have that, since he had his pilgrimage to fulfil.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Thorstein, the Son of Hall of the Side, went along with Earl Sigurd, and Hrafn the red, and Erling of Straumey.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Thorstein, the Son of Hall of the Side, went along with Earl Sigurd, and Hrafn the red, and Erling of Straumey.
SigurdnounUS /ˈsɪɡərd/
(Norse mythology) mythical Norse warrior hero who gains an accursed hoard of gold and was killed by Brynhild; Siegfried is the German counterpart
From this reading Earl Sigurd Hlodver's son busked him from the Orkneys, and Flosi offered to go with him.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The Earl would not have that, since he had his pilgrimage to fulfil.
a male human offspring
From this reading Earl Sigurd Hlodver's son busked him from the Orkneys, and Flosi offered to go with him.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Flosi offered fifteen men of his band to go on the voyage, and the Earl accepted them, but Flosi fared with Earl Gilli to the Southern Isles.
Straumey
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From this reading Thorstein, the Son of Hall of the Side, went along with Earl Sigurd, and Hrafn the red, and Erling of Straumey.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Earl would not have that, since he had his pilgrimage to fulfil.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Earl Sigurd Hlodver's son busked him from the Orkneys, and Flosi offered to go with him.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Flosi offered fifteen men of his band to go on the voyage, and the Earl accepted them, but Flosi fared with Earl Gilli to the Southern Isles.
Thorstein
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From this reading Thorstein, the Son of Hall of the Side, went along with Earl Sigurd, and Hrafn the red, and Erling of Straumey.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Earl Sigurd Hlodver's son busked him from the Orkneys, and Flosi offered to go with him.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading Flosi offered fifteen men of his band to go on the voyage, and the Earl accepted them, but Flosi fared with Earl Gilli to the Southern Isles.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Thorstein, the Son of Hall of the Side, went along with Earl Sigurd, and Hrafn the red, and Erling of Straumey.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Earl Sigurd Hlodver's son busked him from the Orkneys, and Flosi offered to go with him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The Earl would not have that, since he had his pilgrimage to fulfil.
