- íegland
- n (-es/-) island
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
íegland
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Nyland — This interesting name is of English locational origin from Nyland , a place in both Dorset, recorded Iland in the Domesday Book 1086 and Liland in Feet of Fines of Dorset, 1212, and Somerset, recorded Ederedeseie in the Anglo Saxon Chronicles,… … Surnames reference
island — islandish, islandlike, adj. islandless, adj. /uy leuhnd/, n. 1. a tract of land completely surrounded by water, and not large enough to be called a continent. 2. something resembling an island, esp. in being isolated or having little or no direct … Universalium
ígland — see íegland … Old to modern English dictionary
íland — see íegland … Old to modern English dictionary
ýgland — see íegland … Old to modern English dictionary
island — [OE] Despite their similarity, island has no etymological connection with isle (their resemblance is due to a 16th century change in the spelling of island under the influence of its semantic neighbour isle). Island comes ultimately from a… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
island — noun 1》 a piece of land surrounded by water. 2》 a thing that is isolated, detached, or surrounded: the last island of democracy in this country. 3》 Anatomy a detached portion of tissue or group of cells. Compare with islet. Derivatives islander… … English new terms dictionary
island — is·land (ī’lənd) n. 1) Abbr. Isl. or Is. or I. A landmass, especially one smaller than a continent, entirely surrounded by water. 2) Something resembling an island, especially in being isolated or surrounded, as: a) An unattached kitchen counter… … Word Histories
island — [OE] Despite their similarity, island has no etymological connection with isle (their resemblance is due to a 16th century change in the spelling of island under the influence of its semantic neighbour isle). Island comes ultimately from a… … Word origins
island — [ī′lənd] n. [< ME iland (respelled by assoc. with unrelated ISLE) < OE igland, iegland, lit., island land & ealand, lit., water land < ig, ieg, isle (akin to Ger aue, ON ey < PGmc * aujo, akin to * ahwo) & ea, water < PGmc * ahwo,… … English World dictionary
