used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They made land north by Fox-Plain, in Hraunhaven, half a month before winter, and there unshipped their goods.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They made land north by Fox-Plain, in Hraunhaven, half a month before winter, and there unshipped their goods.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He fell to wrestling with the chapmen, and they mostly got worsted at his hands.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They made land north by Fox-Plain, in Hraunhaven, half a month before winter, and there unshipped their goods.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Then a wrestling was settled between him and Gunnlaug.
bonder's
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From this reading Now there was a man called Thord, a bonder’s son of the Plain, there.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The night before Thord made vows to Thor for the victory; but the next day, when they met, they fell-to wrestling.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They made land north by Fox-Plain, in Hraunhaven, half a month before winter, and there unshipped their goods.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Now there was a man called Thord, a bonder’s son of the Plain, there.
chapmen
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From this reading He fell to wrestling with the chapmen, and they mostly got worsted at his hands.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The night before Thord made vows to Thor for the victory; but the next day, when they met, they fell-to wrestling.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading He fell to wrestling with the chapmen, and they mostly got worsted at his hands.
fell-to
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From this reading The night before Thord made vows to Thor for the victory; but the next day, when they met, they fell-to wrestling.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The night before Thord made vows to Thor for the victory; but the next day, when they met, they fell-to wrestling.
Fox-Plain
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From this reading They made land north by Fox-Plain, in Hraunhaven, half a month before winter, and there unshipped their goods.
plural of “good” — benefit
From this reading They made land north by Fox-Plain, in Hraunhaven, half a month before winter, and there unshipped their goods.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He fell to wrestling with the chapmen, and they mostly got worsted at his hands.
Gunnlaug
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From this reading Then a wrestling was settled between him and Gunnlaug.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading They made land north by Fox-Plain, in Hraunhaven, half a month before winter, and there unshipped their goods.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading He fell to wrestling with the chapmen, and they mostly got worsted at his hands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He fell to wrestling with the chapmen, and they mostly got worsted at his hands.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then a wrestling was settled between him and Gunnlaug.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He fell to wrestling with the chapmen, and they mostly got worsted at his hands.
Hraunhaven
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From this reading They made land north by Fox-Plain, in Hraunhaven, half a month before winter, and there unshipped their goods.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They made land north by Fox-Plain, in Hraunhaven, half a month before winter, and there unshipped their goods.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading They made land north by Fox-Plain, in Hraunhaven, half a month before winter, and there unshipped their goods.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading They made land north by Fox-Plain, in Hraunhaven, half a month before winter, and there unshipped their goods.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Now there was a man called Thord, a bonder’s son of the Plain, there.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading The night before Thord made vows to Thor for the victory; but the next day, when they met, they fell-to wrestling.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading They made land north by Fox-Plain, in Hraunhaven, half a month before winter, and there unshipped their goods.
mostlyadverbUS /ˈmoʊstli/
in large part; mainly or chiefly
From this reading He fell to wrestling with the chapmen, and they mostly got worsted at his hands.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The night before Thord made vows to Thor for the victory; but the next day, when they met, they fell-to wrestling.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The night before Thord made vows to Thor for the victory; but the next day, when they met, they fell-to wrestling.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading They made land north by Fox-Plain, in Hraunhaven, half a month before winter, and there unshipped their goods.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now there was a man called Thord, a bonder’s son of the Plain, there.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now there was a man called Thord, a bonder’s son of the Plain, there.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading Now there was a man called Thord, a bonder’s son of the Plain, there.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading Then a wrestling was settled between him and Gunnlaug.
a male human offspring
From this reading Now there was a man called Thord, a bonder’s son of the Plain, there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now there was a man called Thord, a bonder’s son of the Plain, there.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They made land north by Fox-Plain, in Hraunhaven, half a month before winter, and there unshipped their goods.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then a wrestling was settled between him and Gunnlaug.
in or at that place or location
From this reading They made land north by Fox-Plain, in Hraunhaven, half a month before winter, and there unshipped their goods.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They made land north by Fox-Plain, in Hraunhaven, half a month before winter, and there unshipped their goods.
ThornounUS /θɔːr/
(Norse mythology) god of thunder and rain and farming; pictured as wielding a hammer emblematic of the thunderbolt; identified with Teutonic Donar
From this reading The night before Thord made vows to Thor for the victory; but the next day, when they met, they fell-to wrestling.
Thord
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From this reading Now there was a man called Thord, a bonder’s son of the Plain, there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He fell to wrestling with the chapmen, and they mostly got worsted at his hands.
unshipped
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From this reading They made land north by Fox-Plain, in Hraunhaven, half a month before winter, and there unshipped their goods.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading The night before Thord made vows to Thor for the victory; but the next day, when they met, they fell-to wrestling.
vowsnounUS /vaʊz/
plural of “vow” — a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner
From this reading The night before Thord made vows to Thor for the victory; but the next day, when they met, they fell-to wrestling.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now there was a man called Thord, a bonder’s son of the Plain, there.
at the time that
From this reading The night before Thord made vows to Thor for the victory; but the next day, when they met, they fell-to wrestling.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading They made land north by Fox-Plain, in Hraunhaven, half a month before winter, and there unshipped their goods.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He fell to wrestling with the chapmen, and they mostly got worsted at his hands.
worstednounUS /ˈwɜːrstɪd/
a woolen fabric with a hard textured surface and no nap; woven of worsted yarns "he wore a worsted suit"
From this reading He fell to wrestling with the chapmen, and they mostly got worsted at his hands.
wrestlingnounUS /ˈreslɪŋ/
the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
From this reading He fell to wrestling with the chapmen, and they mostly got worsted at his hands.
