Jespersen

[ yes-per-suhn, jes- ]

noun

1. (Jens) Ot·to (Har·ry) [yens , ot, -oh , hahr, -ee], 1860–1943, Danish philologist.

Jespersen

/ ˈdʒɛs-; ˈjɛspəsən /

noun

1. Jespersen(Jens) Otto18601943MDanishLANGUAGE: philologist ( Jens ) Otto ( Harry ). 1860–1943, Danish philologist: author of Modern English Grammar (1909–31)

Example Sentences

Sivert Jespersen, too, had been a peasant lad who had worked himself up from nothing.

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He had already observed here and there something of the disapprobation which had manifested itself in Sivert Jespersen's remark.

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The dinner at Sivert Jespersen's the following day was silent, for all were in a state of suspense.

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Sivert Jespersen begged her to read the account of the apparition, if that happened to be the book of which she spoke.

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But when he had finished, Sivert Jespersen, with a cringing smile, said: "I think now we had better sing a hymn."

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