Joukahainen
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Then the youthful Joukahainen, In the swamp he sang yet deeper.
From Kalevala, Volume I (of 2) The Land of the Heroes by W. F. (William Forsell) Kirby
The dispute between Gladstone and Huskley as to what occurred at the Creation is a repetition of the same dispute between Wainamoinen and Joukahainen, in the Kalewala of the Finns.
From In the Wrong Paradise by Andrew Lang
Came the youthful Joukahainen Driving on the road against him, And the shafts were wedged together, And the reins were all entangled, And the collar jammed with collar, And the runners dashed together.
From Kalevala, Volume I (of 2) The Land of the Heroes by W. F. (William Forsell) Kirby
Then the youthful Joukahainen Answered in the words which follow.
From Kalevala, Volume I (of 2) The Land of the Heroes by W. F. (William Forsell) Kirby
Then the youthful Joukahainen Paused a moment and reflected,130 And he pondered for an instant, Though his hands to shoot were ready, One would shoot, and one restrained him, But his sinewy fingers forced him.
From Kalevala, Volume I (of 2) The Land of the Heroes by W. F. (William Forsell) Kirby
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