used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Just then Gunnar heard of the death of his father-in-law Hauskuld; a few nights after, Thorgerda, Thrain's wife, was delivered at Gritwater, and gave birth to a boy child.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Just then Gunnar heard of the death of his father-in-law Hauskuld; a few nights after, Thorgerda, Thrain's wife, was delivered at Gritwater, and gave birth to a boy child.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Just then Gunnar heard of the death of his father-in-law Hauskuld; a few nights after, Thorgerda, Thrain's wife, was delivered at Gritwater, and gave birth to a boy child.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Just then Gunnar heard of the death of his father-in-law Hauskuld; a few nights after, Thorgerda, Thrain's wife, was delivered at Gritwater, and gave birth to a boy child.
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading Then she sent a man to her mother, and bade her choose whether it should be called Glum or Hauskuld.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then she sent a man to her mother, and bade her choose whether it should be called Glum or Hauskuld.
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading Just then Gunnar heard of the death of his father-in-law Hauskuld; a few nights after, Thorgerda, Thrain's wife, was delivered at Gritwater, and gave birth to a boy child.
a youthful male person
From this reading Just then Gunnar heard of the death of his father-in-law Hauskuld; a few nights after, Thorgerda, Thrain's wife, was delivered at Gritwater, and gave birth to a boy child.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading She bade call it Hauskuld.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Then she sent a man to her mother, and bade her choose whether it should be called Glum or Hauskuld.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Just then Gunnar heard of the death of his father-in-law Hauskuld; a few nights after, Thorgerda, Thrain's wife, was delivered at Gritwater, and gave birth to a boy child.
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading Then she sent a man to her mother, and bade her choose whether it should be called Glum or Hauskuld.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Just then Gunnar heard of the death of his father-in-law Hauskuld; a few nights after, Thorgerda, Thrain's wife, was delivered at Gritwater, and gave birth to a boy child.
past form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading Just then Gunnar heard of the death of his father-in-law Hauskuld; a few nights after, Thorgerda, Thrain's wife, was delivered at Gritwater, and gave birth to a boy child.
father-in-lawnounUS /ˈfɑːðərɪnlɔː/
the father of your spouse
From this reading Just then Gunnar heard of the death of his father-in-law Hauskuld; a few nights after, Thorgerda, Thrain's wife, was delivered at Gritwater, and gave birth to a boy child.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Just then Gunnar heard of the death of his father-in-law Hauskuld; a few nights after, Thorgerda, Thrain's wife, was delivered at Gritwater, and gave birth to a boy child.
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading HOW GUNNAR'S HORSE FOUGHT.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Just then Gunnar heard of the death of his father-in-law Hauskuld; a few nights after, Thorgerda, Thrain's wife, was delivered at Gritwater, and gave birth to a boy child.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading So that name was given to the boy.
GlumadjectiveUS /ɡlʌm/
moody and melancholic
From this reading Then she sent a man to her mother, and bade her choose whether it should be called Glum or Hauskuld.
Gritwater
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From this reading Just then Gunnar heard of the death of his father-in-law Hauskuld; a few nights after, Thorgerda, Thrain's wife, was delivered at Gritwater, and gave birth to a boy child.
Gunnar
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From this reading Just then Gunnar heard of the death of his father-in-law Hauskuld; a few nights after, Thorgerda, Thrain's wife, was delivered at Gritwater, and gave birth to a boy child.
GUNNAR'S
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From this reading HOW GUNNAR'S HORSE FOUGHT.
Hauskuld
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From this reading Just then Gunnar heard of the death of his father-in-law Hauskuld; a few nights after, Thorgerda, Thrain's wife, was delivered at Gritwater, and gave birth to a boy child.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Just then Gunnar heard of the death of his father-in-law Hauskuld; a few nights after, Thorgerda, Thrain's wife, was delivered at Gritwater, and gave birth to a boy child.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then she sent a man to her mother, and bade her choose whether it should be called Glum or Hauskuld.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Just then Gunnar heard of the death of his father-in-law Hauskuld; a few nights after, Thorgerda, Thrain's wife, was delivered at Gritwater, and gave birth to a boy child.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading HOW GUNNAR'S HORSE FOUGHT.
HOW
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From this reading HOW GUNNAR'S HORSE FOUGHT.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then she sent a man to her mother, and bade her choose whether it should be called Glum or Hauskuld.
and nothing more
From this reading Just then Gunnar heard of the death of his father-in-law Hauskuld; a few nights after, Thorgerda, Thrain's wife, was delivered at Gritwater, and gave birth to a boy child.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Then she sent a man to her mother, and bade her choose whether it should be called Glum or Hauskuld.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Then she sent a man to her mother, and bade her choose whether it should be called Glum or Hauskuld.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading So that name was given to the boy.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading Just then Gunnar heard of the death of his father-in-law Hauskuld; a few nights after, Thorgerda, Thrain's wife, was delivered at Gritwater, and gave birth to a boy child.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Just then Gunnar heard of the death of his father-in-law Hauskuld; a few nights after, Thorgerda, Thrain's wife, was delivered at Gritwater, and gave birth to a boy child.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Then she sent a man to her mother, and bade her choose whether it should be called Glum or Hauskuld.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Then she sent a man to her mother, and bade her choose whether it should be called Glum or Hauskuld.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she sent a man to her mother, and bade her choose whether it should be called Glum or Hauskuld.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Then she sent a man to her mother, and bade her choose whether it should be called Glum or Hauskuld.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So that name was given to the boy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So that name was given to the boy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Just then Gunnar heard of the death of his father-in-law Hauskuld; a few nights after, Thorgerda, Thrain's wife, was delivered at Gritwater, and gave birth to a boy child.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Just then Gunnar heard of the death of his father-in-law Hauskuld; a few nights after, Thorgerda, Thrain's wife, was delivered at Gritwater, and gave birth to a boy child.
Thorgerda
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From this reading Just then Gunnar heard of the death of his father-in-law Hauskuld; a few nights after, Thorgerda, Thrain's wife, was delivered at Gritwater, and gave birth to a boy child.
Thrain's
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From this reading Just then Gunnar heard of the death of his father-in-law Hauskuld; a few nights after, Thorgerda, Thrain's wife, was delivered at Gritwater, and gave birth to a boy child.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Just then Gunnar heard of the death of his father-in-law Hauskuld; a few nights after, Thorgerda, Thrain's wife, was delivered at Gritwater, and gave birth to a boy child.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Just then Gunnar heard of the death of his father-in-law Hauskuld; a few nights after, Thorgerda, Thrain's wife, was delivered at Gritwater, and gave birth to a boy child.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Then she sent a man to her mother, and bade her choose whether it should be called Glum or Hauskuld.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Just then Gunnar heard of the death of his father-in-law Hauskuld; a few nights after, Thorgerda, Thrain's wife, was delivered at Gritwater, and gave birth to a boy child.
