Chapter XVII · Chapter 17

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading This portent befel south at Mossfell, the self-same night, that Onund dreamed how Raven came to him, covered all over with blood, and sang:-- “Red is the sword, but I now Am undone by Sword-Odin.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--

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From this reading This portent befel south at Mossfell, the self-same night, that Onund dreamed how Raven came to him, covered all over with blood, and sang:-- “Red is the sword, but I now Am undone by Sword-Odin.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--

on the far side of; further than

From this reading ‘Gainst shields beyond the sea-flood The ruin of shields was wielded.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading This portent befel south at Mossfell, the self-same night, that Onund dreamed how Raven came to him, covered all over with blood, and sang:-- “Red is the sword, but I now Am undone by Sword-Odin.

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From this reading Methinks the blood-fowl blood-stained In blood der men’s heads stood there, The wound-erne yet wound-eager Trod over wounded bodies?”

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From this reading Methinks the blood-fowl blood-stained In blood der men’s heads stood there, The wound-erne yet wound-eager Trod over wounded bodies?”

having or covered with or accompanied by blood

From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--

plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading Methinks the blood-fowl blood-stained In blood der men’s heads stood there, The wound-erne yet wound-eager Trod over wounded bodies?”

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading This portent befel south at Mossfell, the self-same night, that Onund dreamed how Raven came to him, covered all over with blood, and sang:-- “Red is the sword, but I now Am undone by Sword-Odin.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading This portent befel south at Mossfell, the self-same night, that Onund dreamed how Raven came to him, covered all over with blood, and sang:-- “Red is the sword, but I now Am undone by Sword-Odin.

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From this reading “Knew I of the hewing Of Raven’s hilt-finned steel-fish Byrny-shearing--sword-edge Sharp clave leg of Raven.-- Of warm wounds drank the eagle, When the war-rod slender, Cleaver of the corpses, Clave the head of Gunnlaug.”

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--

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From this reading “Knew I of the hewing Of Raven’s hilt-finned steel-fish Byrny-shearing--sword-edge Sharp clave leg of Raven.-- Of warm wounds drank the eagle, When the war-rod slender, Cleaver of the corpses, Clave the head of Gunnlaug.”

a butcher's knife having a large square blade

From this reading “Knew I of the hewing Of Raven’s hilt-finned steel-fish Byrny-shearing--sword-edge Sharp clave leg of Raven.-- Of warm wounds drank the eagle, When the war-rod slender, Cleaver of the corpses, Clave the head of Gunnlaug.”

plural of “corps” — an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support

From this reading “Knew I of the hewing Of Raven’s hilt-finned steel-fish Byrny-shearing--sword-edge Sharp clave leg of Raven.-- Of warm wounds drank the eagle, When the war-rod slender, Cleaver of the corpses, Clave the head of Gunnlaug.”

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading This portent befel south at Mossfell, the self-same night, that Onund dreamed how Raven came to him, covered all over with blood, and sang:-- “Red is the sword, but I now Am undone by Sword-Odin.

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From this reading Methinks the blood-fowl blood-stained In blood der men’s heads stood there, The wound-erne yet wound-eager Trod over wounded bodies?”

inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids

From this reading “Knew I of the hewing Of Raven’s hilt-finned steel-fish Byrny-shearing--sword-edge Sharp clave leg of Raven.-- Of warm wounds drank the eagle, When the war-rod slender, Cleaver of the corpses, Clave the head of Gunnlaug.”

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--

conceived of or imagined or hoped for

From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--

any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight

From this reading “Knew I of the hewing Of Raven’s hilt-finned steel-fish Byrny-shearing--sword-edge Sharp clave leg of Raven.-- Of warm wounds drank the eagle, When the war-rod slender, Cleaver of the corpses, Clave the head of Gunnlaug.”

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From this reading ‘Gainst shields beyond the sea-flood The ruin of shields was wielded.

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From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--

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From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading “Knew I of the hewing Of Raven’s hilt-finned steel-fish Byrny-shearing--sword-edge Sharp clave leg of Raven.-- Of warm wounds drank the eagle, When the war-rod slender, Cleaver of the corpses, Clave the head of Gunnlaug.”

plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Methinks the blood-fowl blood-stained In blood der men’s heads stood there, The wound-erne yet wound-eager Trod over wounded bodies?”

-ing form of “hew” — make or shape as with an axe

From this reading “Knew I of the hewing Of Raven’s hilt-finned steel-fish Byrny-shearing--sword-edge Sharp clave leg of Raven.-- Of warm wounds drank the eagle, When the war-rod slender, Cleaver of the corpses, Clave the head of Gunnlaug.”

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From this reading “Knew I of the hewing Of Raven’s hilt-finned steel-fish Byrny-shearing--sword-edge Sharp clave leg of Raven.-- Of warm wounds drank the eagle, When the war-rod slender, Cleaver of the corpses, Clave the head of Gunnlaug.”

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--

an old word meaning “to this place”

From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--

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From this reading This portent befel south at Mossfell, the self-same night, that Onund dreamed how Raven came to him, covered all over with blood, and sang:-- “Red is the sword, but I now Am undone by Sword-Odin.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “Knew I of the hewing Of Raven’s hilt-finned steel-fish Byrny-shearing--sword-edge Sharp clave leg of Raven.-- Of warm wounds drank the eagle, When the war-rod slender, Cleaver of the corpses, Clave the head of Gunnlaug.”

an island republic on the island of Iceland; became independent of Denmark in 1944

From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--

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From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading This portent befel south at Mossfell, the self-same night, that Onund dreamed how Raven came to him, covered all over with blood, and sang:-- “Red is the sword, but I now Am undone by Sword-Odin.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading “Knew I of the hewing Of Raven’s hilt-finned steel-fish Byrny-shearing--sword-edge Sharp clave leg of Raven.-- Of warm wounds drank the eagle, When the war-rod slender, Cleaver of the corpses, Clave the head of Gunnlaug.”

a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle

From this reading “Knew I of the hewing Of Raven’s hilt-finned steel-fish Byrny-shearing--sword-edge Sharp clave leg of Raven.-- Of warm wounds drank the eagle, When the war-rod slender, Cleaver of the corpses, Clave the head of Gunnlaug.”

a public toilet for men

From this reading Methinks the blood-fowl blood-stained In blood der men’s heads stood there, The wound-erne yet wound-eager Trod over wounded bodies?”

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From this reading Methinks the blood-fowl blood-stained In blood der men’s heads stood there, The wound-erne yet wound-eager Trod over wounded bodies?”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading This portent befel south at Mossfell, the self-same night, that Onund dreamed how Raven came to him, covered all over with blood, and sang:-- “Red is the sword, but I now Am undone by Sword-Odin.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading This portent befel south at Mossfell, the self-same night, that Onund dreamed how Raven came to him, covered all over with blood, and sang:-- “Red is the sword, but I now Am undone by Sword-Odin.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “Knew I of the hewing Of Raven’s hilt-finned steel-fish Byrny-shearing--sword-edge Sharp clave leg of Raven.-- Of warm wounds drank the eagle, When the war-rod slender, Cleaver of the corpses, Clave the head of Gunnlaug.”

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From this reading This portent befel south at Mossfell, the self-same night, that Onund dreamed how Raven came to him, covered all over with blood, and sang:-- “Red is the sword, but I now Am undone by Sword-Odin.

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From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--

above and across; more than

From this reading This portent befel south at Mossfell, the self-same night, that Onund dreamed how Raven came to him, covered all over with blood, and sang:-- “Red is the sword, but I now Am undone by Sword-Odin.

a sign of something about to happen

From this reading This portent befel south at Mossfell, the self-same night, that Onund dreamed how Raven came to him, covered all over with blood, and sang:-- “Red is the sword, but I now Am undone by Sword-Odin.

obtain or seize by violence

From this reading “Knew I of the hewing Of Raven’s hilt-finned steel-fish Byrny-shearing--sword-edge Sharp clave leg of Raven.-- Of warm wounds drank the eagle, When the war-rod slender, Cleaver of the corpses, Clave the head of Gunnlaug.”

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From this reading “Knew I of the hewing Of Raven’s hilt-finned steel-fish Byrny-shearing--sword-edge Sharp clave leg of Raven.-- Of warm wounds drank the eagle, When the war-rod slender, Cleaver of the corpses, Clave the head of Gunnlaug.”

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading This portent befel south at Mossfell, the self-same night, that Onund dreamed how Raven came to him, covered all over with blood, and sang:-- “Red is the sword, but I now Am undone by Sword-Odin.

past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--

an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction

From this reading ‘Gainst shields beyond the sea-flood The ruin of shields was wielded.

North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng

From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--

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From this reading ‘Gainst shields beyond the sea-flood The ruin of shields was wielded.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading This portent befel south at Mossfell, the self-same night, that Onund dreamed how Raven came to him, covered all over with blood, and sang:-- “Red is the sword, but I now Am undone by Sword-Odin.

(of something seen or heard) clearly defined

From this reading “Knew I of the hewing Of Raven’s hilt-finned steel-fish Byrny-shearing--sword-edge Sharp clave leg of Raven.-- Of warm wounds drank the eagle, When the war-rod slender, Cleaver of the corpses, Clave the head of Gunnlaug.”

plural of “shield” — a protective covering or structure

From this reading ‘Gainst shields beyond the sea-flood The ruin of shields was wielded.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--

being of delicate or slender build

From this reading “Knew I of the hewing Of Raven’s hilt-finned steel-fish Byrny-shearing--sword-edge Sharp clave leg of Raven.-- Of warm wounds drank the eagle, When the war-rod slender, Cleaver of the corpses, Clave the head of Gunnlaug.”

a short musical composition with words

From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading This portent befel south at Mossfell, the self-same night, that Onund dreamed how Raven came to him, covered all over with blood, and sang:-- “Red is the sword, but I now Am undone by Sword-Odin.

(music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written

From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--

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From this reading “Knew I of the hewing Of Raven’s hilt-finned steel-fish Byrny-shearing--sword-edge Sharp clave leg of Raven.-- Of warm wounds drank the eagle, When the war-rod slender, Cleaver of the corpses, Clave the head of Gunnlaug.”

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading Methinks the blood-fowl blood-stained In blood der men’s heads stood there, The wound-erne yet wound-eager Trod over wounded bodies?”

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--

a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard

From this reading This portent befel south at Mossfell, the self-same night, that Onund dreamed how Raven came to him, covered all over with blood, and sang:-- “Red is the sword, but I now Am undone by Sword-Odin.

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From this reading “Knew I of the hewing Of Raven’s hilt-finned steel-fish Byrny-shearing--sword-edge Sharp clave leg of Raven.-- Of warm wounds drank the eagle, When the war-rod slender, Cleaver of the corpses, Clave the head of Gunnlaug.”

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From this reading This portent befel south at Mossfell, the self-same night, that Onund dreamed how Raven came to him, covered all over with blood, and sang:-- “Red is the sword, but I now Am undone by Sword-Odin.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--

in or at that place or location

From this reading Methinks the blood-fowl blood-stained In blood der men’s heads stood there, The wound-erne yet wound-eager Trod over wounded bodies?”

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--

information about recent and important events

From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--

inflected form of “tread” — put down or press the foot, place the foot

From this reading Methinks the blood-fowl blood-stained In blood der men’s heads stood there, The wound-erne yet wound-eager Trod over wounded bodies?”

not done

From this reading This portent befel south at Mossfell, the self-same night, that Onund dreamed how Raven came to him, covered all over with blood, and sang:-- “Red is the sword, but I now Am undone by Sword-Odin.

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From this reading “Knew I of the hewing Of Raven’s hilt-finned steel-fish Byrny-shearing--sword-edge Sharp clave leg of Raven.-- Of warm wounds drank the eagle, When the war-rod slender, Cleaver of the corpses, Clave the head of Gunnlaug.”

having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat

From this reading “Knew I of the hewing Of Raven’s hilt-finned steel-fish Byrny-shearing--sword-edge Sharp clave leg of Raven.-- Of warm wounds drank the eagle, When the war-rod slender, Cleaver of the corpses, Clave the head of Gunnlaug.”

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading ‘Gainst shields beyond the sea-flood The ruin of shields was wielded.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--

at the time that

From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--

past form of “wield” — have and exercise

From this reading ‘Gainst shields beyond the sea-flood The ruin of shields was wielded.

in the company of; together with

From this reading This portent befel south at Mossfell, the self-same night, that Onund dreamed how Raven came to him, covered all over with blood, and sang:-- “Red is the sword, but I now Am undone by Sword-Odin.

inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there

From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--

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From this reading Methinks the blood-fowl blood-stained In blood der men’s heads stood there, The wound-erne yet wound-eager Trod over wounded bodies?”

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From this reading Methinks the blood-fowl blood-stained In blood der men’s heads stood there, The wound-erne yet wound-eager Trod over wounded bodies?”

people who are wounded

From this reading Methinks the blood-fowl blood-stained In blood der men’s heads stood there, The wound-erne yet wound-eager Trod over wounded bodies?”

plural of “wound” — an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

From this reading “Knew I of the hewing Of Raven’s hilt-finned steel-fish Byrny-shearing--sword-edge Sharp clave leg of Raven.-- Of warm wounds drank the eagle, When the war-rod slender, Cleaver of the corpses, Clave the head of Gunnlaug.”

but in spite of that

From this reading Methinks the blood-fowl blood-stained In blood der men’s heads stood there, The wound-erne yet wound-eager Trod over wounded bodies?”