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

From The Wanderer's Necklace by Haggard, Henry Rider

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

Olaf, I have but one thing more to say.

From The Wanderer's Necklace by Haggard, Henry Rider

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)

Olaf, I would discover the truth concerning this Magas and his schemes, which as a soldier you are well fitted to find out.

From The Wanderer's Necklace by Haggard, Henry Rider

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