used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a man named Valgard, he kept house at Hof by Rangriver, he was the son of Jorund the Priest, and his brother was Wolf Aurpriest.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading Wolf Aurpriest, and Valgard the guileful, set off to woo Unna, and she gave herself away to Valgard without the advice of any of her kinsfolk.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a man named Valgard, he kept house at Hof by Rangriver, he was the son of Jorund the Priest, and his brother was Wolf Aurpriest.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Wolf Aurpriest, and Valgard the guileful, set off to woo Unna, and she gave herself away to Valgard without the advice of any of her kinsfolk.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was a man named Valgard, he kept house at Hof by Rangriver, he was the son of Jorund the Priest, and his brother was Wolf Aurpriest.
Aurpriest
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From this reading There was a man named Valgard, he kept house at Hof by Rangriver, he was the son of Jorund the Priest, and his brother was Wolf Aurpriest.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Wolf Aurpriest, and Valgard the guileful, set off to woo Unna, and she gave herself away to Valgard without the advice of any of her kinsfolk.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading There was a man named Valgard, he kept house at Hof by Rangriver, he was the son of Jorund the Priest, and his brother was Wolf Aurpriest.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Those brothers.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Gunnar and Njal, and many others thought ill of that, for he was a cross-grained man and had few friends.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was a man named Valgard, he kept house at Hof by Rangriver, he was the son of Jorund the Priest, and his brother was Wolf Aurpriest.
cross-grainedadjective
difficult to deal with
From this reading But Gunnar and Njal, and many others thought ill of that, for he was a cross-grained man and had few friends.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading But Gunnar and Njal, and many others thought ill of that, for he was a cross-grained man and had few friends.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But Gunnar and Njal, and many others thought ill of that, for he was a cross-grained man and had few friends.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading But Gunnar and Njal, and many others thought ill of that, for he was a cross-grained man and had few friends.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Wolf Aurpriest, and Valgard the guileful, set off to woo Unna, and she gave herself away to Valgard without the advice of any of her kinsfolk.
guilefuladjective
marked by skill in deception
From this reading Wolf Aurpriest, and Valgard the guileful, set off to woo Unna, and she gave herself away to Valgard without the advice of any of her kinsfolk.
Gunnar
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From this reading But Gunnar and Njal, and many others thought ill of that, for he was a cross-grained man and had few friends.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But Gunnar and Njal, and many others thought ill of that, for he was a cross-grained man and had few friends.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was a man named Valgard, he kept house at Hof by Rangriver, he was the son of Jorund the Priest, and his brother was Wolf Aurpriest.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Wolf Aurpriest, and Valgard the guileful, set off to woo Unna, and she gave herself away to Valgard without the advice of any of her kinsfolk.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Wolf Aurpriest, and Valgard the guileful, set off to woo Unna, and she gave herself away to Valgard without the advice of any of her kinsfolk.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a man named Valgard, he kept house at Hof by Rangriver, he was the son of Jorund the Priest, and his brother was Wolf Aurpriest.
Hof
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From this reading There was a man named Valgard, he kept house at Hof by Rangriver, he was the son of Jorund the Priest, and his brother was Wolf Aurpriest.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading There was a man named Valgard, he kept house at Hof by Rangriver, he was the son of Jorund the Priest, and his brother was Wolf Aurpriest.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading But Gunnar and Njal, and many others thought ill of that, for he was a cross-grained man and had few friends.
Jorund
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From this reading There was a man named Valgard, he kept house at Hof by Rangriver, he was the son of Jorund the Priest, and his brother was Wolf Aurpriest.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading There was a man named Valgard, he kept house at Hof by Rangriver, he was the son of Jorund the Priest, and his brother was Wolf Aurpriest.
kinsfolknoun
people descended from a common ancestor
From this reading Wolf Aurpriest, and Valgard the guileful, set off to woo Unna, and she gave herself away to Valgard without the advice of any of her kinsfolk.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading There was a man named Valgard, he kept house at Hof by Rangriver, he was the son of Jorund the Priest, and his brother was Wolf Aurpriest.
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 But Gunnar and Njal, and many others thought ill of that, for he was a cross-grained man and had few friends.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading There was a man named Valgard, he kept house at Hof by Rangriver, he was the son of Jorund the Priest, and his brother was Wolf Aurpriest.
Njal
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From this reading But Gunnar and Njal, and many others thought ill of that, for he was a cross-grained man and had few friends.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a man named Valgard, he kept house at Hof by Rangriver, he was the son of Jorund the Priest, and his brother was Wolf Aurpriest.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Wolf Aurpriest, and Valgard the guileful, set off to woo Unna, and she gave herself away to Valgard without the advice of any of her kinsfolk.
others
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From this reading But Gunnar and Njal, and many others thought ill of that, for he was a cross-grained man and had few friends.
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading There was a man named Valgard, he kept house at Hof by Rangriver, he was the son of Jorund the Priest, and his brother was Wolf Aurpriest.
Rangriver
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From this reading There was a man named Valgard, he kept house at Hof by Rangriver, he was the son of Jorund the Priest, and his brother was Wolf Aurpriest.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading UNNA'S SECOND WEDDING.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Wolf Aurpriest, and Valgard the guileful, set off to woo Unna, and she gave herself away to Valgard without the advice of any of her kinsfolk.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Wolf Aurpriest, and Valgard the guileful, set off to woo Unna, and she gave herself away to Valgard without the advice of any of her kinsfolk.
a male human offspring
From this reading There was a man named Valgard, he kept house at Hof by Rangriver, he was the son of Jorund the Priest, and his brother was Wolf Aurpriest.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But Gunnar and Njal, and many others thought ill of that, for he was a cross-grained man and had few friends.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a man named Valgard, he kept house at Hof by Rangriver, he was the son of Jorund the Priest, and his brother was Wolf Aurpriest.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a man named Valgard, he kept house at Hof by Rangriver, he was the son of Jorund the Priest, and his brother was Wolf Aurpriest.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those brothers.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But Gunnar and Njal, and many others thought ill of that, for he was a cross-grained man and had few friends.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Wolf Aurpriest, and Valgard the guileful, set off to woo Unna, and she gave herself away to Valgard without the advice of any of her kinsfolk.
Unna
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From this reading Wolf Aurpriest, and Valgard the guileful, set off to woo Unna, and she gave herself away to Valgard without the advice of any of her kinsfolk.
UNNA'S
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From this reading UNNA'S SECOND WEDDING.
Valgard
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From this reading There was a man named Valgard, he kept house at Hof by Rangriver, he was the son of Jorund the Priest, and his brother was Wolf Aurpriest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a man named Valgard, he kept house at Hof by Rangriver, he was the son of Jorund the Priest, and his brother was Wolf Aurpriest.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading UNNA'S SECOND WEDDING.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Wolf Aurpriest, and Valgard the guileful, set off to woo Unna, and she gave herself away to Valgard without the advice of any of her kinsfolk.
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading There was a man named Valgard, he kept house at Hof by Rangriver, he was the son of Jorund the Priest, and his brother was Wolf Aurpriest.
wooverbUS /wuː/
seek someone's favor
From this reading Wolf Aurpriest, and Valgard the guileful, set off to woo Unna, and she gave herself away to Valgard without the advice of any of her kinsfolk.
