Olav V
or O·laf V
[oo-lahf, English oh-luh f, oh-luh v]
- 1903–91, king of Norway 1957–91.
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Olaf I
or O·lav I
[oo-lahf; English oh-luh f, oh-luh v]
- Olaf Tryggvessön, a.d. 969–1000, king of Norway 995–1000.
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Olaf II
or Olav II
- SaintOlaf Haraldssön, a.d. 995–1030, king of Norway from 1016 to 1029; patron saint of Norway.
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Examples from the Web for olaf
Contemporary Examples
Olaf Breuning, for instance, had designed a limited edition label for the Grolsch beer bottle.
Historical Examples
It was told him that there was King Olaf, with the Swedish host.
Olaf Tryggvasson stood aloft on the high deck of the Long Serpent.
The Land of the Long NightPaul du Chaillu
Who owns those large ships to the left of King Olaf of Sweden?
The Land of the Long NightPaul du Chaillu
She is the only really strange figure (if we exclude Olaf) in this group of poseurs.
The Yellow ClawSax Rohmer
King Olaf was proclaiming a change of law; men did not take it all in the same way.
Epic and RomanceW. P. Ker
Olaf I
Olav I (ˈəʊləv)
- known as Olaf Tryggvesson. ?965–?1000 ad, king of Norway (995–?1000). He began the conversion of Norway to Christianity
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Olaf II
Olav II
- Saint. 995–1030 ad, king of Norway (1015–28), who worked to complete the conversion of Norway to Christianity; deposed by Canute; patron saint of Norway. Feast day: July 29
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Word Origin and History for olaf
Olaf
masc. proper name, from Old Norse An-leifr, literally "ancestor's relic;" first element related to Old High German ano "ancestor;" second element related to Old English læfan "to leave" (see leave (v.)).
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