hland

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hland, from Proto-Germanic *hlandą (urine), from Proto-Indo-European *klān- (liquid, wet ground). Cognate to English lant (aged urine; to flavor ale with aged urine) from Middle English land (urine) from Old English hland (urine), and Norwegian land (urine).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [l̥ant]
    Rhymes: -ant

Noun

hland n (genitive singular hlands, no plural)

  1. (vulgar) piss
    Synonyms: piss (informal); þvag (urine)

Declension

Declension of hland (sg-only neuter)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative hland hlandið
accusative hland hlandið
dative hlandi hlandinu
genitive hlands hlandsins

Old English

Alternative forms

  • hlond, hlom

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hland (urine). Cognate with Old Norse hland (urine).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xlɑnd/, [l̥ɑnd]

Noun

hland n

  1. urine

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative hland hland
accusative hland hland
genitive hlandes hlanda
dative hlande hlandum

Descendants

  • Middle English: *land

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hlandą. Cognate with Old English hland.

Noun

hland n (genitive hlands, plural hlǫnd)

  1. urine

Declension

Declension of hland (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hland hlandit hlǫnd hlǫndin
accusative hland hlandit hlǫnd hlǫndin
dative hlandi hlandinu hlǫndum hlǫndunum
genitive hlands hlandsins hlanda hlandanna

Descendants

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hland”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive