eyland
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse eyland, from Proto-Germanic *awjōlandą. Equivalent to ey + land.
Declension
declension of eyland
| n-s | 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
- “eyland” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *awjōlandą. Equivalent to ey + land.
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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