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

Yes," answered Olaf, "I met him in the gate.

From Olaf the Glorious A Story of the Viking Age by Robert Leighton

"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

Olaf, I have but one thing more to say.

From The Wanderer's Necklace by Henry Rider Haggard

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 R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne

Alfhild! be calm, do not start; 'Tis Olaf I am, the friend of your heart!

From Early Plays — Catiline, the Warrior's Barrow, Olaf Liljekrans by Anders Orbeck