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Middle Dutch
Etymology
Equivalent to *iere (“Irishman”) + lant (“land”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ierlant n
- Ireland (an island in Europe)
- c. 1320 CE, Arturs doet : [1]
Alse die Sassen gevloen waren / Quamen die van Irlant sonder sparen- When the Saxons had fled / Those from Ireland came without mercy
- c. 1380 CE, Van sente Brandane : [2]
Nu verneemt hoe over lanc / Een heere was in Yerlant / Die sach menich Gods teekijn.- Now learn of how, long ago, / there was a man in Ireland / That saw many a God's miracle.
- Ireland (a kingdom)
- 1318 CE, Hein van Aken, Roman van Heinric en Margriete van Limborch : [3]
Oec quammer met in die stede / Van Cypren die coninc mede / Entie coninc van Scotlant / Entie coninc van Ierlant- Also came with (him) to the city / The king of Cyprus / And the king of Scotland / And the king of Ireland
Inflection
Singular only:
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ^ “Arturs doet”, in corpusmiddelnederlands.ivdnt.org, INT, 2017
- ^ “Van sente Brandane”, in corpusmiddelnederlands.ivdnt.org, INT, 2017
- ^ “Roman van Limborch”, in corpusmiddelnederlands.ivdnt.org, INT, 2017
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