Olaf I

American  

[oo-lahf, oh-luhf, oh-luhv] / ˈu lɑf, ˈoʊ ləf, ˈoʊ ləv /

Or Olav I

noun

1. Olaf Tryggvessön, a.d. 969–1000, king of Norway 995–1000.

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Olaf I British  

/ ˈəʊləv, ˈəʊləf /

noun

1. 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 I

Now, Olaf, I want you to be a bold, brave man, and I must lull you through the foolish boasting period as quickly as possible, therefore I tell you these things.

From The Norsemen in the West by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

Thank you, Olaf; I begin to think you are a dangerous flatterer.

From The Rivet in Grandfather's Neck A Comedy of Limitations by Cabell, James Branch

But, on the other hand——" "Olaf, I am embarrassed by such fulsome eulogy.

From The Rivet in Grandfather's Neck A Comedy of Limitations by Cabell, James Branch

"I hope so, indeed; for by Saint Olaf I shall never succeed in getting out of this scrape myself."

From Ticket No. "9672" by Kendall, Laura E.

The king does not trust Olaf, I fear.

From King Olaf's Kinsman A Story of the Last Saxon Struggle against the Danes in the Days of Ironside and Cnut by Whistler, Charles W. (Charles Watts)