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(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 "Give me his ship to return to Iceland in, and his goods to repay my mother for all her sufferings."

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

From this reading NOW ROLF AND GRANI QUARREL Now says the tale that Rolf goes before the Earl, and tells of Kiartan's treachery.

make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading "I ask not his death," said Rolf.

compensation for a wrong

From this reading "Shall he die by the hands of my men, or what atonement wilt thou take?"

earlier than; in front of

From this reading NOW ROLF AND GRANI QUARREL Now says the tale that Rolf goes before the Earl, and tells of Kiartan's treachery.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "Shall he die by the hands of my men, or what atonement wilt thou take?"

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading "I ask not his death," said Rolf.

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading "Shall he die by the hands of my men, or what atonement wilt thou take?"

a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount

From this reading NOW ROLF AND GRANI QUARREL Now says the tale that Rolf goes before the Earl, and tells of Kiartan's treachery.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "Give me his ship to return to Iceland in, and his goods to repay my mother for all her sufferings."

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading "Give me his ship to return to Iceland in, and his goods to repay my mother for all her sufferings."

plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

From this reading NOW ROLF AND GRANI QUARREL Now says the tale that Rolf goes before the Earl, and tells of Kiartan's treachery.

plural of “good” — benefit

From this reading "Give me his ship to return to Iceland in, and his goods to repay my mother for all her sufferings."

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From this reading NOW ROLF AND GRANI QUARREL Now says the tale that Rolf goes before the Earl, and tells of Kiartan's treachery.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading "Shall he die by the hands of my men, or what atonement wilt thou take?"

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "Thou shalt have thine own way with him," quoth Thorfinn.

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

From this reading "Shall he die by the hands of my men, or what atonement wilt thou take?"

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading "Give me his ship to return to Iceland in, and his goods to repay my mother for all her sufferings."

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

From this reading "Thou shalt have thine own way with him," quoth Thorfinn.

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

From this reading "I ask not his death," said Rolf.

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

From this reading "I ask not his death," said Rolf.

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

From this reading "Give me his ship to return to Iceland in, and his goods to repay my mother for all her sufferings."

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

From this reading "Give me his ship to return to Iceland in, and his goods to repay my mother for all her sufferings."

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From this reading NOW ROLF AND GRANI QUARREL Now says the tale that Rolf goes before the Earl, and tells of Kiartan's treachery.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Give me his ship to return to Iceland in, and his goods to repay my mother for all her sufferings."

the force of workers available

From this reading "Shall he die by the hands of my men, or what atonement wilt thou take?"

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading "Give me his ship to return to Iceland in, and his goods to repay my mother for all her sufferings."

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Shall he die by the hands of my men, or what atonement wilt thou take?"

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "I ask not his death," said Rolf.

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

From this reading NOW ROLF AND GRANI QUARREL Now says the tale that Rolf goes before the Earl, and tells of Kiartan's treachery.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading NOW ROLF AND GRANI QUARREL Now says the tale that Rolf goes before the Earl, and tells of Kiartan's treachery.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading "Shall he die by the hands of my men, or what atonement wilt thou take?"

have ownership or possession of

From this reading "Thou shalt have thine own way with him," quoth Thorfinn.

an angry dispute

From this reading NOW ROLF AND GRANI QUARREL Now says the tale that Rolf goes before the Earl, and tells of Kiartan's treachery.

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From this reading "Thou shalt have thine own way with him," quoth Thorfinn.

pay back

From this reading "Give me his ship to return to Iceland in, and his goods to repay my mother for all her sufferings."

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading "Give me his ship to return to Iceland in, and his goods to repay my mother for all her sufferings."

Norse chieftain who became the first duke of Normandy (860-931)

From this reading NOW ROLF AND GRANI QUARREL Now says the tale that Rolf goes before the Earl, and tells of Kiartan's treachery.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "I ask not his death," said Rolf.

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading NOW ROLF AND GRANI QUARREL Now says the tale that Rolf goes before the Earl, and tells of Kiartan's treachery.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading "Shall he die by the hands of my men, or what atonement wilt thou take?"

an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”

From this reading "Thou shalt have thine own way with him," quoth Thorfinn.

transport commercially

From this reading "Give me his ship to return to Iceland in, and his goods to repay my mother for all her sufferings."

plural of “suffering” — a state of acute pain

From this reading "Give me his ship to return to Iceland in, and his goods to repay my mother for all her sufferings."

carry out

From this reading "Shall he die by the hands of my men, or what atonement wilt thou take?"

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading NOW ROLF AND GRANI QUARREL Now says the tale that Rolf goes before the Earl, and tells of Kiartan's treachery.

plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer

From this reading NOW ROLF AND GRANI QUARREL Now says the tale that Rolf goes before the Earl, and tells of Kiartan's treachery.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading NOW ROLF AND GRANI QUARREL Now says the tale that Rolf goes before the Earl, and tells of Kiartan's treachery.

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

From this reading NOW ROLF AND GRANI QUARREL Now says the tale that Rolf goes before the Earl, and tells of Kiartan's treachery.

an old word for “yours”

From this reading "Thou shalt have thine own way with him," quoth Thorfinn.

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

From this reading "Thou shalt have thine own way with him," quoth Thorfinn.

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading "Thou shalt have thine own way with him," quoth Thorfinn.

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

From this reading "Give me his ship to return to Iceland in, and his goods to repay my mother for all her sufferings."

Betrayal of trust; deceptive action or disloyalty against a host or ally.

From this reading NOW ROLF AND GRANI QUARREL Now says the tale that Rolf goes before the Earl, and tells of Kiartan's treachery.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading "Thou shalt have thine own way with him," quoth Thorfinn.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "Shall he die by the hands of my men, or what atonement wilt thou take?"

an old form of “will”, used with “thou”

From this reading "Shall he die by the hands of my men, or what atonement wilt thou take?"

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Thou shalt have thine own way with him," quoth Thorfinn.