Get to know Grettir better with 2 real example sentences.
Grettir in a sentence
Context around Grettir
- Average sentence length in these examples: 34.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Grettir
- In this selection, "grettir" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 34.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, curses, leave, battle, kills and eventually stand out and add context to how "grettir" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and leave grettir with his and glámr curses grettir because glámr. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "grettir" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with grettir
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He wrought such havoc that some people fainted at the sight of him, while others went out of their minds".sfn After a mundane battle, Grettir eventually gets Glámr on his back. (32 words)
Just before Grettir kills him, Glámr curses Grettir because "Glámr was endowed with more evil force than most other ghosts",sfn and thus he was able to speak and leave Grettir with his curse after his death. (37 words)
Just before Grettir kills him, Glámr curses Grettir because "Glámr was endowed with more evil force than most other ghosts",sfn and thus he was able to speak and leave Grettir with his curse after his death. (37 words)
He wrought such havoc that some people fainted at the sight of him, while others went out of their minds".sfn After a mundane battle, Grettir eventually gets Glámr on his back. (32 words)
Example sentences (2)
Just before Grettir kills him, Glámr curses Grettir because "Glámr was endowed with more evil force than most other ghosts",sfn and thus he was able to speak and leave Grettir with his curse after his death.
He wrought such havoc that some people fainted at the sight of him, while others went out of their minds".sfn After a mundane battle, Grettir eventually gets Glámr on his back.