hjaltlending

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse hjaltlendingr, from Hjaltland.

Noun

hjaltlending m (definite singular hjaltlendingen, indefinite plural hjaltlendingar, definite plural hjaltlendingane)

1. a Shetlander (literally “person from Hjaltland”)

Synonyms

• shetlendar
• shetlending

Related terms

• Hjaltland
• hjaltlandsk

References

• “hjaltlending” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.