øland

Old Swedish

Etymology

Likely inherited from Old Norse eyland.

Compound of ø (“island”) +‎ land (“land”). Cognate with Icelandic eyland.

Noun

øland n

1. island

   Synonym: ø

   • 1884–1973, Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Codex Bildstenianus, 15th century, quoted in Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, page 1171:

     petrus for en dagh a skipi mz sinum discipulis til eet öland

     Petrus went a day in ship with his disciples to an island

Declension

  Declension of øland (strong a-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	øland	ølandit	øland	ølandin
accusative	øland	ølandit	øland	ølandin
dative	ølandi, ølande	ølandinu, ølandeno	ølandum, ølandom	ølandumin, ølandomen
genitive	ølands	ølandsins	ølanda	ølandanna

Descendants

• Swedish: Öland