Yngling
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Yngling
From the Old Norse word Ynglingr
Example Sentences
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She was born without thumbs but that did not stop her becoming one of GB's most talented sailors and winning a silver medal in the 2006 Olympic test event in Beijing in the Yngling class.
From The Guardian • Aug. 29, 2012
She was born without thumbs but became one of GB's most talented sailors and won a silver medal in the 2006 Olympic test event in Beijing in the Yngling class.
From The Guardian • Aug. 26, 2012
Having won gold alongside Ayton in 2004 and also received an MBE at the time, the pair formed a new Yngling Team with Pippa Wilson for 2008.
From The Guardian • Jul. 24, 2012
The lives and times of the Yngling race were written from Thjodolf's relation enlarged afterwards by the accounts of intelligent people.
From Heimskringla, or the Chronicle of the Kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson
According to tradition, the Yngling family were descendants of Fiolner, the son of the god Frey.
From Norwegian Life by Clough, Ethlyn T.
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