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Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish Lochlann, an alteration by folk etymology (equivalent to loch (“lough”) + -lann (“place of”)) of Old Irish Lothlind, a name with disputed origins.
Proper noun
Lochlann f (genitive Lochlann)
- (historical) Viking countries
- (rare) Scandinavia
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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish Lochlann, a folk etymology (equivalent to loch (“loch”) + -lann (“place of”)) of Old Irish Lothlind, a name with disputed origins.
Proper noun
Lochlann m or f (genitive Lochlainn)
- Scandinavia
- (obsolete, poetic) Norway
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