iegland

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Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

īġland

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈi͜yːjˌlɑnd/

Noun[edit]

īeġland n

island

Declension[edit]

Declension of iegland (strong a-stem)

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

Descendants[edit]

Middle English: ilond, yland, ylonde
- English: island
- Scots: iland, yland, island
- Yola: eeeloan, eeloan, eelone, iloan, ilone

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