Undset

American  

[oon-set] / ˈʊn sɛt /

noun

1. Sigrid 1882–1949, Norwegian novelist: Nobel Prize 1928.

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Undset British  

/ ˈunsɛt /

noun

1. Sigrid (ˈsiɡri). 1882–1949, Norwegian novelist, best known for her trilogy Kristin Lavransdatter (1920–22): Nobel prize for literature 1928

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Example Sentences

“Kristin Lavransdatter,” by Sigrid Undset; translated from the Norwegian by Tiina Nunnally.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 31, 2017

The series’ author, Sigrid Undset, received the Nobel Prize for literature in 1928 for “her powerful descriptions of Northern life during the Middle Ages.”

From Slate • Jan. 11, 2017

These days, Undset encomia are a staple on Catholic-interest websites, and certain corners of literary Twitter flog the series relentlessly.

From Slate • Jan. 11, 2017

In company with a good many contemporary European novelists, Sigrid Undset has a faculty for making the life of the past appear rich and meaningful in comparison with the involved perplexities of the present.

From Time Magazine Archive

Undset, Fra Norges �ldre Jernalder in the Aarb�ger for Nordisk Oldkyndighed og Historie, 1880, 89-184, esp. p.

From Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn by Chambers, R. W.