Lagerlöf

[ lah-guhr-lœf ]

noun

1. Sel·ma (Ot·ti·li·a·na Lo·vi·sa) [sel, -mah awt-ti-lee-, ah, -nah , loo, -vi-sah], 1858–1940, Swedish novelist and poet: Nobel Prize 1909.

Lagerlöf

/ ˈlɑːɡərløːv /

noun

1. LagerlöfSelma18581940FSwedishWRITING: novelist Selma (ˈsɛlma). 1858–1940, Swedish novelist, noted esp for her children's classic The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (1906–07): Nobel prize for literature 1909

Example Sentences

Miss Lagerlof interested me extremely, and I was delighted by an invitation to breakfast with her one morning.

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