Old Swedish

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Etymology

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Likely inherited from Old Norse eyland.

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

Noun

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øland n

  1. island
    Synonym: ø
    • 18841973, 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

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Swedish: Öland

References

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