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)
Declension
| 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
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hland | hland |
| accusative | hland | hland |
| genitive | hlandes | hlanda |
| dative | hlande | hlandum |
Descendants
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hlandą. Cognate with Old English hland.
Noun
hland n (genitive hlands, plural hlǫnd)
Declension
| 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