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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.


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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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I greet you, General Olaf, I pray your pardon—Michael—after long years of separation.

From The Wanderer's Necklace by Haggard, Henry Rider

Olaf, I have but one thing more to say.

From The Wanderer's Necklace by Haggard, Henry Rider

"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.

Also, General Olaf, I will be frank with you.

From The Wanderer's Necklace by Haggard, Henry Rider

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

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