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How do you use Draugar in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Draugar in a sentence

Draugar meaning

plural of draugr

Using Draugar

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of draugr
  • In the example corpus, draugar often appears in combinations such as: draugar are, the draugar.

Context around Draugar

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 8 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

citation 1× sea 1× 115 1×

Often after:

die 1× live 1× sort 1× refuse 1× share 1× infesting 1×

Sentence patterns with Draugar

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

creation of draugar after a 1× destroyed citation draugar live in 1× draugar also exhibit 1× draugar are able 1× draugar die a 1× ghosts and draugar refuse to 1× one the draugar were summoned 1× p 115 draugar are also 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

creation of draugar 1× draugar also exhibit 1× draugar are able 1× draugar die a 1× ghosts and draugar 1× if not dissatisfied 1×

Common sentence endings:

a door doom 1× a horizontal position 1× become a ghost 1× during the night 1× living people insane 1× sea draugar sort 1×

Words around Draugar

Just before it in the word index:

draug 3 dratshang 3 dratch 6 drastically 737 drastic 662 drass 9

Just after it in the word index:

draughn 4 draught 104 draughts 22 draughtsman 20 draughtsmanship 2 draughtsmen 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 13 aamer 13 aave 13 abdelmadjid 13 abdulkarim 13 abdulsalami 13

Corpus analysis for Draugar

  • In this selection, "draugar" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, citation, sea, 115, die, live and sort stand out and add context to how "draugar" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include creation of draugar after a and destroyed citation draugar live in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "draugar" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with draugar

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

These draugar are of the sea-draugar sort. (8 words)

Draugar are able to leave this dwelling place and visit the living during the night. (15 words)

Palsson and Edwards, Eyrbyggja Saga, p. 115. Draugar are also noted as being able to drive living people insane. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

Draugar also exhibit an immense and nearly insatiable appetite, as shown in the encounter of Aran and Asmund, sword brothers who made an oath that if one should die, the other would sit vigil with him for three days inside the burial mound. (43 words)

Draugar die a "second death" as Chester Gould calls it, when their bodies decay, are burned, dismembered or otherwise destroyed. citation Draugar live in their graves, often guarding treasure buried with them in their burial mound. (36 words)

Creation of draugar After a person’s death, the main indication that the person will become a draugr is that the corpse is not in a horizontal position. (28 words)

Example sentences (10)

Draugar die a "second death" as Chester Gould calls it, when their bodies decay, are burned, dismembered or otherwise destroyed. citation Draugar live in their graves, often guarding treasure buried with them in their burial mound.

These draugar are of the sea-draugar sort.

Creation of draugar After a person’s death, the main indication that the person will become a draugr is that the corpse is not in a horizontal position.

Draugar also exhibit an immense and nearly insatiable appetite, as shown in the encounter of Aran and Asmund, sword brothers who made an oath that if one should die, the other would sit vigil with him for three days inside the burial mound.

Draugar are able to leave this dwelling place and visit the living during the night.

Ghosts and draugar refuse to follow the prescribed path of death, selfishly staying on Earth when they are supposed to move on.

If not dissatisfied or evil, they are unpopular”.sfn This is the prime way that draugar share characteristics with ghosts, since any person can become a ghost.

In Eyrbyggja saga, the draugar infesting the home of the Icelander Kiartan were driven off by holding a "door-doom".

One by one the draugar were summoned to the door-doom and given judgment and were forced out of the home by this legal method.

Palsson and Edwards, Eyrbyggja Saga, p. 115. Draugar are also noted as being able to drive living people insane.

Common combinations with draugar

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "draugar" in a sentence?
An example: "Draugar die a "second death" as Chester Gould calls it, when their bodies decay, are burned, dismembered or otherwise destroyed. citation Draugar live in their graves, often guarding treasure buried with them in their burial mound." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "draugar" from authentic English texts.
What does "draugar" mean?
Draugar means: plural of draugr
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