øland

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Old Swedish

Etymology

Likely inherited from Old Norse eyland.

Compound of ø (“island”) +‎ land (“land”). Cognate with Icelandic eyland.

Noun

øland n

  1. island
    Synonym: ø
    • 1884–1973, Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Codex Bildstenianus, 15th century, quoted in Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, page 1171:
      petrus for en dagh a skipi mz sinum discipulis til eet öland
      Petrus went a day in ship with his disciples to an island

Declension

  Declension of øland (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative øland ølandit øland ølandin
accusative øland ølandit øland ølandin
dative ølandi, ølande ølandinu, ølandeno ølandum, ølandom ølandumin, ølandomen
genitive ølands ølandsins ølanda ølandanna

Descendants

  • Swedish: Öland

References

  1. ^ öland/ in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket
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