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From this reading Now Kari asks them to go to Hrossey,[35] and said the Earl would take to them well.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading They agreed to that, and went with Kari and came to Hrossey.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Sigurd was the name of an earl who ruled over the Orkneys; he was the son of Hlodver, the son of Thorfinn the scull-splitter, the son of Turf-Einar, the son of Rognvald, Earl of M[oe]ren, the son of Eystein the noisy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Kari was one of Earl Sigurd's body-guard, and had just been gathering scatts in the Southern Isles from Earl Gilli.
asksverbUS /æsks/
third-person singular of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Now Kari asks them to go to Hrossey,[35] and said the Earl would take to them well.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Kari was one of Earl Sigurd's body-guard, and had just been gathering scatts in the Southern Isles from Earl Gilli.
body-guard
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From this reading Kari was one of Earl Sigurd's body-guard, and had just been gathering scatts in the Southern Isles from Earl Gilli.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They agreed to that, and went with Kari and came to Hrossey.
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading OF EARL SIGURD.
Eystein
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From this reading Sigurd was the name of an earl who ruled over the Orkneys; he was the son of Hlodver, the son of Thorfinn the scull-splitter, the son of Turf-Einar, the son of Rognvald, Earl of M[oe]ren, the son of Eystein the noisy.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Kari was one of Earl Sigurd's body-guard, and had just been gathering scatts in the Southern Isles from Earl Gilli.
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading Kari was one of Earl Sigurd's body-guard, and had just been gathering scatts in the Southern Isles from Earl Gilli.
Gilli
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From this reading Kari was one of Earl Sigurd's body-guard, and had just been gathering scatts in the Southern Isles from Earl Gilli.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Now Kari asks them to go to Hrossey,[35] and said the Earl would take to them well.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Kari was one of Earl Sigurd's body-guard, and had just been gathering scatts in the Southern Isles from Earl Gilli.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sigurd was the name of an earl who ruled over the Orkneys; he was the son of Hlodver, the son of Thorfinn the scull-splitter, the son of Turf-Einar, the son of Rognvald, Earl of M[oe]ren, the son of Eystein the noisy.
Hlodver
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From this reading Sigurd was the name of an earl who ruled over the Orkneys; he was the son of Hlodver, the son of Thorfinn the scull-splitter, the son of Turf-Einar, the son of Rognvald, Earl of M[oe]ren, the son of Eystein the noisy.
Hrossey
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From this reading Now Kari asks them to go to Hrossey,[35] and said the Earl would take to them well.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Kari was one of Earl Sigurd's body-guard, and had just been gathering scatts in the Southern Isles from Earl Gilli.
IslesnounUS /aɪlz/
plural of “isle” — a small island
From this reading Kari was one of Earl Sigurd's body-guard, and had just been gathering scatts in the Southern Isles from Earl Gilli.
and nothing more
From this reading Kari was one of Earl Sigurd's body-guard, and had just been gathering scatts in the Southern Isles from Earl Gilli.
Kari
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From this reading Kari was one of Earl Sigurd's body-guard, and had just been gathering scatts in the Southern Isles from Earl Gilli.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading Sigurd was the name of an earl who ruled over the Orkneys; he was the son of Hlodver, the son of Thorfinn the scull-splitter, the son of Turf-Einar, the son of Rognvald, Earl of M[oe]ren, the son of Eystein the noisy.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Sigurd was the name of an earl who ruled over the Orkneys; he was the son of Hlodver, the son of Thorfinn the scull-splitter, the son of Turf-Einar, the son of Rognvald, Earl of M[oe]ren, the son of Eystein the noisy.
noisyadjectiveUS /ˈnɔɪzi/
full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds
From this reading Sigurd was the name of an earl who ruled over the Orkneys; he was the son of Hlodver, the son of Thorfinn the scull-splitter, the son of Turf-Einar, the son of Rognvald, Earl of M[oe]ren, the son of Eystein the noisy.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now Kari asks them to go to Hrossey,[35] and said the Earl would take to them well.
oe
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From this reading Sigurd was the name of an earl who ruled over the Orkneys; he was the son of Hlodver, the son of Thorfinn the scull-splitter, the son of Turf-Einar, the son of Rognvald, Earl of M[oe]ren, the son of Eystein the noisy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OF EARL SIGURD.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Kari was one of Earl Sigurd's body-guard, and had just been gathering scatts in the Southern Isles from Earl Gilli.
Orkneys
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From this reading Sigurd was the name of an earl who ruled over the Orkneys; he was the son of Hlodver, the son of Thorfinn the scull-splitter, the son of Turf-Einar, the son of Rognvald, Earl of M[oe]ren, the son of Eystein the noisy.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Sigurd was the name of an earl who ruled over the Orkneys; he was the son of Hlodver, the son of Thorfinn the scull-splitter, the son of Turf-Einar, the son of Rognvald, Earl of M[oe]ren, the son of Eystein the noisy.
ren
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From this reading Sigurd was the name of an earl who ruled over the Orkneys; he was the son of Hlodver, the son of Thorfinn the scull-splitter, the son of Turf-Einar, the son of Rognvald, Earl of M[oe]ren, the son of Eystein the noisy.
Rognvald
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From this reading Sigurd was the name of an earl who ruled over the Orkneys; he was the son of Hlodver, the son of Thorfinn the scull-splitter, the son of Turf-Einar, the son of Rognvald, Earl of M[oe]ren, the son of Eystein the noisy.
ruledadjectiveUS /ruːld/
subject to a ruling authority
From this reading Sigurd was the name of an earl who ruled over the Orkneys; he was the son of Hlodver, the son of Thorfinn the scull-splitter, the son of Turf-Einar, the son of Rognvald, Earl of M[oe]ren, the son of Eystein the noisy.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Now Kari asks them to go to Hrossey,[35] and said the Earl would take to them well.
scatts
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From this reading Kari was one of Earl Sigurd's body-guard, and had just been gathering scatts in the Southern Isles from Earl Gilli.
scull-splitter
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From this reading Sigurd was the name of an earl who ruled over the Orkneys; he was the son of Hlodver, the son of Thorfinn the scull-splitter, the son of Turf-Einar, the son of Rognvald, Earl of M[oe]ren, the son of Eystein the noisy.
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 OF EARL SIGURD.
Sigurd's
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From this reading Kari was one of Earl Sigurd's body-guard, and had just been gathering scatts in the Southern Isles from Earl Gilli.
a male human offspring
From this reading Sigurd was the name of an earl who ruled over the Orkneys; he was the son of Hlodver, the son of Thorfinn the scull-splitter, the son of Turf-Einar, the son of Rognvald, Earl of M[oe]ren, the son of Eystein the noisy.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Kari was one of Earl Sigurd's body-guard, and had just been gathering scatts in the Southern Isles from Earl Gilli.
carry out
From this reading Now Kari asks them to go to Hrossey,[35] and said the Earl would take to them well.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They agreed to that, and went with Kari and came to Hrossey.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sigurd was the name of an earl who ruled over the Orkneys; he was the son of Hlodver, the son of Thorfinn the scull-splitter, the son of Turf-Einar, the son of Rognvald, Earl of M[oe]ren, the son of Eystein the noisy.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Now Kari asks them to go to Hrossey,[35] and said the Earl would take to them well.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They agreed to that, and went with Kari and came to Hrossey.
Thorfinn
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From this reading Sigurd was the name of an earl who ruled over the Orkneys; he was the son of Hlodver, the son of Thorfinn the scull-splitter, the son of Turf-Einar, the son of Rognvald, Earl of M[oe]ren, the son of Eystein the noisy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now Kari asks them to go to Hrossey,[35] and said the Earl would take to them well.
Turf-Einar
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From this reading Sigurd was the name of an earl who ruled over the Orkneys; he was the son of Hlodver, the son of Thorfinn the scull-splitter, the son of Turf-Einar, the son of Rognvald, Earl of M[oe]ren, the son of Eystein the noisy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sigurd was the name of an earl who ruled over the Orkneys; he was the son of Hlodver, the son of Thorfinn the scull-splitter, the son of Turf-Einar, the son of Rognvald, Earl of M[oe]ren, the son of Eystein the noisy.
(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 Now Kari asks them to go to Hrossey,[35] and said the Earl would take to them well.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They agreed to that, and went with Kari and came to Hrossey.
which person or people
From this reading Sigurd was the name of an earl who ruled over the Orkneys; he was the son of Hlodver, the son of Thorfinn the scull-splitter, the son of Turf-Einar, the son of Rognvald, Earl of M[oe]ren, the son of Eystein the noisy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They agreed to that, and went with Kari and came to Hrossey.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Now Kari asks them to go to Hrossey,[35] and said the Earl would take to them well.
