iegland

Old English

Alternative forms

• ēglond, īġland, īġlond

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *auwjuland, from Proto-Germanic *awjōlandą, equivalent to īeġ (“island”) +‎ land (“land”). Cognate with Old Frisian alond, āland, eiland, Old Norse eyland.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈi͜yːjˌlɑnd/

Noun

īeġland n

1. island

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	īeġland	īeġland
accusative	īeġland	īeġland
genitive	īeġlandes	īeġlanda
dative	īeġlande	īeġlandum

Descendants

• Middle English: ilond, yland, ylonde
  • English: island
  • Scots: iland, yland, island
  • Yola: eeeloan, eeloan, eelone, iloan, ilone