øland

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Old Swedish

Etymology

Likely inherited from Old Norse eyland.

Compound of ø (“island”) +‎ land (“land”). Cognate with Icelandic eyland.[1]

Noun

øland

  1. island
    Synonym: ø
    • 1884–1973, Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Codex Bildstenianus, 15th century, quoted in Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, page 1171:
      petrus for en dagh a skipi mz sinum discipulis til eet öland
      Petrus went a day in ship with his disciples to an island

Descendants

  • Swedish: Öland

References

  1. ^ öland/ in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket
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