eyland

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse eyland, from Proto-Germanic *awjōlandą. Equivalent to ey +‎ land.

Noun

eyland n (genitive singular eylands, nominative plural eylönd)

  1. island
    Synonyms: ey, eyja

Declension

Declension of eyland (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative eyland eylandið eylönd eylöndin
accusative eyland eylandið eylönd eylöndin
dative eylandi eylandinu eylöndum eylöndunum
genitive eylands eylandsins eylanda eylandanna

Further reading

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *awjōlandą. Equivalent to ey +‎ land.

Noun

eyland n

  1. island

Declension

  Declension of eyland (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative eyland eylandit eylǫnd eylǫndin
accusative eyland eylandit eylǫnd eylǫndin
dative eylandi eylandinu eylǫndum eylǫndunum
genitive eylands eylandsins eylanda eylandanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: eyland

References

  • “eyland”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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