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Skrýmir in a sentence
Using Skrýmir
- In the example corpus, skrýmir often appears in combinations such as: skrýmir gives.
Context around Skrýmir
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 1 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Skrýmir
- In this selection, "skrýmir" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, immense, killed, near, gives and awakes stand out and add context to how "skrýmir" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include skrýmir gives them and attempt awakes skrýmir. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "skrýmir" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with skrýmir
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The second attempt awakes Skrýmir. (5 words)
The next night, all four sleep beneath an oak tree near Skrýmir in fear. (14 words)
Thor wakes up in the middle of the night, and a series of events occur where Thor twice attempts to destroy the sleeping Skrýmir with his hammer. (27 words)
Skrýmir gives them advice; if they are going to be cocky at the castle of Útgarðr it would be better for them to turn back now, for Útgarða-Loki 's men there won't put up with it. (38 words)
Skrýmir gives them advice; if they are going to be cocky at the keep of Útgarðr it would be better for them to turn back now, for Útgarða-Loki 's men there won't put up with it. (38 words)
Skrýmir awakes after each attempt, only to say that he detected an acorn falling on his head or that he wonders if bits of tree from the branches above have fallen on top of him. (35 words)
Example sentences (8)
Útgarða-Loki was in fact the immense Skrýmir, and that if the three blows Thor attempted to land had hit their mark, the first would have killed Skrýmir.
Loki says he intends to live for a long while yet despite Thor's threats, and taunts Thor about an encounter Thor once had with the Skrýmir ( Útgarða-Loki in disguise).
Skrýmir awakes after each attempt, only to say that he detected an acorn falling on his head or that he wonders if bits of tree from the branches above have fallen on top of him.
Skrýmir gives them advice; if they are going to be cocky at the castle of Útgarðr it would be better for them to turn back now, for Útgarða-Loki 's men there won't put up with it.
Skrýmir gives them advice; if they are going to be cocky at the keep of Útgarðr it would be better for them to turn back now, for Útgarða-Loki 's men there won't put up with it.
The next night, all four sleep beneath an oak tree near Skrýmir in fear.
The second attempt awakes Skrýmir.
Thor wakes up in the middle of the night, and a series of events occur where Thor twice attempts to destroy the sleeping Skrýmir with his hammer.
Common combinations with skrýmir
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: