meginland

Faroese

Noun

meginland n (genitive singular meginlands, plural meginlond)

1. mainland

Declension

Declension of meginland (n8)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	meginland	meginlandið	meginlond	meginlondini
accusative	meginland	meginlandið	meginlond	meginlondini
dative	meginlandi	meginlandinum	meginlondum	meginlondunum
genitive	meginlands	meginlandsins	meginlanda	meginlandanna

Icelandic

Noun

meginland n (genitive singular meginlands, nominative plural meginlönd)

1. mainland

Declension

Declension of meginland (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	meginland	meginlandið	meginlönd	meginlöndin
accusative	meginland	meginlandið	meginlönd	meginlöndin
dative	meginlandi	meginlandinu	meginlöndum	meginlöndunum
genitive	meginlands	meginlandsins	meginlanda	meginlandanna

Further reading

• “meginland” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

Old Norse

Etymology

From megin +‎ land.

Noun

meginland n

1. mainland, continent

Declension

Declension of meginland (strong a-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	meginland	meginlandit	meginlǫnd	meginlǫndin
accusative	meginland	meginlandit	meginlǫnd	meginlǫndin
dative	meginlandi	meginlandinu	meginlǫndum	meginlǫndunum
genitive	meginlands	meginlandsins	meginlanda	meginlandanna

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “meginland”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive