Meaning of Olav | Babel Free

Definitions

1. a male given name
2. a male given name from Old Norse
   masculine

Examples

“Gjenta svarad’. / Olav! Kvarfor kom du intkje før paa Kvelden? / Længje eg paa deg har liggjid stonda;”

The girl answered. / Olav! Why didn’t you come earlier in the evening? / For a long time have I have lain here waiting for you;

“Dat verd, naar han Sant-Olav kjem atter nordantil.”

It will be when Saint Olaf comes up north again. [i.e. it will never happen.]

“Ein Son etter Ingjald var Olav, han flydde med myket Folk vest etter til Skogen immillom Noreg og Sverike, der rudde han Skogen med Øks og Eld og bygde Landet;”

A son after Ingjald was Olav, he went with lots of people west to the forest between Norway and Sweden, where he cleared the forest with axe and fire and build the land;

“Denne Kongssonen var Olav, son til Kong Tryggve Olavsson og Sonesons Son hans Harald Haarfagre.”

This prince was Olaf, son of king Tryggvi Olafsson and great grandson of Harald Fairhair.

“Olav, du må vakne; indianarane kjem.”

Olav, wake up; the Native Americans are coming.