Hjaltland

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse Hjaltland, from hjalt (“hilt”) +‎ land (“land”).

Proper noun

Hjaltland n

1. Shetland

Declension

Declension of Hjaltland (sg-only neuter)

indefinite singular
nominative	Hjaltland
accusative	Hjaltland
dative	Hjaltlandi
genitive	Hjaltlands

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• Hjeltland
• Hjetland

Etymology

From Old Norse Hjaltland, from hjalt (“hilt”) +‎ land (“land”). Doublet of Shetland.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²jaltlan(d)/, [²jɐ̞l̥t.lɐ̞nd], [²jɐ̞l̥t.lɐ̞nˑ]
• Rhymes: -an, -and

Proper noun

Hjaltland n

1. Shetland, Shetland Islands

   Synonym: Shetland

   • 1862, Eirik M. Torvaldsson Sommer, Noregs Saga i Stuttmaal, elder Fortelning um dei største Tilburdarne med Nordmennerne og deira Tilstand i Noreg gjenom Forntidi til vaare Dagar, page 198:

     Han gav etter Avgifti, som Skottakonungen skulde reida til Noreg fyre Suderøyarne, og gav honom endaa Orknøyarne og Hjaltland i Vedd fyre 60 Tusund Gulldukatar; alt detta skulde vera Heimangaava med Margreta, Dotter hans, som vart gift med Skottakonungen Jakob den Tridje. Slikt gjorde han utan Samtykkje av Noregs Rikes Raad, og Øyarne vordi aldri atterløysta.

     He accepted the price the Scottish king would pay Norway for the Hebrides, and gave him Orkney and Shetland too in surety for 60 thousand gold ducats; all this as dowry for Margaret, his daughter, who got married to the Scottish king James the third. He did such without permission from the Counsil of Norway, and the islands were never given back.

Derived terms

• hjaltlending
• hjaltlandsk, hjaltlendsk
• Hjaltlandsøyane

Related terms

• hjalt n, hjolt f (“hilt”)
• Hjalte

Old Norse

Etymology

Popularly claimed to be from hjalt (“hilt”) +‎ land (“land”), but this may be folk etymology (see Shetland).

Proper noun

Hjaltland n (genitive Hjaltlands)

1. Shetland

Declension

  Declension of Hjaltland (strong a-stem, indefinite singular only)

neuter	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Hjaltland
accusative	Hjaltland
dative	Hjaltlandi
genitive	Hjaltlands

Descendants

• Icelandic: Hjaltland
• Faroese: Hetland
• Norwegian Nynorsk: Hjaltland, Hjeltland
• → Middle Scots: Ȝetland
  • Scots: Shetland
    • → English: Shetland
  • Scottish Gaelic: Sealtainn
• → Dutch: Hitland