iegland

Old English

Alternative forms

īġland

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *awjōlandą, equivalent to īeġ (“island”) +‎ land (“land”). Cognate with Old Frisian alond, āland, eiland, Old Norse eyland.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈi͜yːjˌlɑnd/

Noun

īeġland n

island

Declension

Declension of iegland (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	īeġland	īeġland
accusative	īeġland	īeġland
genitive	īeġlandes	īeġlanda
dative	īeġlande	īeġlandum

Descendants

Middle English: ilond, yland, ylonde
- English: island
- Scots: iland, yland, island
- Yola: ilone

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