Hitland

Dutch

Etymology

Ultimately from Old Norse Hjaltland. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Proper noun

Hitland n

  1. (obsolete) synonym of Shetland: Shetland Islands (an archipelago and council area of Scotland, roughly north-east of the Orkney Islands; the northernmost part of Scotland and the United Kingdom)

Derived terms