Sjaelland
noun
Sjaelland
American
[shel-lahn]
/ ˈʃɛl lɑn /
noun
Sjælland
British
/ ˈsjɛlan /
noun
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I know it,—I just wondered if you understood the new Latin, for that language must change, just as the language of Sjaelland has done.
From Comedies by Holberg : Jeppe of the Hill, The Political Tinker, Erasmus Montanus by Holberg, Ludvig, baron
This movement was imitated by the "Monarch," which thus got the "Elephant's" position abreast the "Sjaelland."
From The Life of Nelson, Volume 2 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain by Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer)
Second, I can sing as well as any deacon in Sjaelland.
From Comedies by Holberg : Jeppe of the Hill, The Political Tinker, Erasmus Montanus by Holberg, Ludvig, baron
In August, 1863, on a walking tour through North Sjaelland, Julius Lange introduced me to his other celebrated uncle, Frederik Paludan-Müller, whose Summer residence was at Fredensborg.
From Recollections of My Childhood and Youth by Brandes, Georg Morris Cohen
If pieces were not clipped off, it would get too large and grow as broad as all Sjaelland.
From Comedies by Holberg : Jeppe of the Hill, The Political Tinker, Erasmus Montanus by Holberg, Ludvig, baron
On his return from abroad in 1822 he was appointed a lector at the famous school at Sorø on the island of Sjælland.
From Hymns and Hymnwriters of Denmark by Aaberg, J. C. (Jens Christian)
Although firmly opposed by some of the most influential Danish leaders of that day, such as the valiant bishop of Sjælland, Johan Edinger Balle, Rationalism swept the country with irresistible force.
From Hymns and Hymnwriters of Denmark by Aaberg, J. C. (Jens Christian)
Thomas Kingo, the grandfather of the poet, immigrated from Crail, Scotland, to Denmark about 1590, and settled at Helsingør, Sjælland, where he worked as a tapestry weaver.
From Hymns and Hymnwriters of Denmark by Aaberg, J. C. (Jens Christian)
His father died in 1800 when the son was only 11 years old, and his mother left the parsonage to settle in Slagelse, an old city on the island of Sjælland.
From Hymns and Hymnwriters of Denmark by Aaberg, J. C. (Jens Christian)
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