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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Example Sentences

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Olaf I

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 Charles W. (Charles Watts) Whistler

"And, save for that one kiss, Olaf, I am still the maid whom once you loved so well."

From The Wanderer's Necklace by Henry Rider Haggard

He came and kissed me on the brow, saying: "Aye, thanks to you, Olaf, I live to be your brother and your thrall till the end."

From The Wanderer's Necklace by Henry Rider Haggard

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 James Branch Cabell

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

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

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