Hollant

Dutch

Proper noun

Hollant n

  1. obsolete spelling of Holland

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *Holtland (sometimes found in Latin texts), from holt (“wood”) + lant (“land”). More at Dutch Holland.

Proper noun

Hollant n

  1. Holland (a county)

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Dutch: Holland (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

  • “Hollant”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “Hollant”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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