ealand

See also: Ealand

Old English

Alternative forms

• ēalond

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *awjōlandą. Cognate with Old Frisian alond, āland, eiland, Old Norse eyland.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæ͜ɑːˌlɑnd/

Noun

ealand n

1. island

   Synonym: īeġland

   • late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History

     ...þis ēalond hafað myċele lengran dagas on sumera, ⁊ swā ēac nihta on wintra, þonne ðā sūðdǣlas middanġeardes.

     ...this island has much longer days in the summer, and equally longer nights in the winter, than the southern parts of the world..

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	ēaland	ēaland
accusative	ēaland	ēaland
genitive	ēalandes	ēalanda
dative	ēalande	ēalandum