Aland

adv, name

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    On dry land, as opposed to in the water. not-comparable, obsolete

    "I maruell how the Fishes liue in the Sea […] Why, as Men doe a-land."

  2. 2
    To the land; ashore. archaic, not-comparable, poetic

    "Henry the Eighth […] departed out of England from Sowthampton, with a great navy of shipps to set that company aland in Spayne, for to helpe the kynge of Spayne agaynste the Frenche kynge […]"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of Åland. alt-of, alternative

Synonyms

All synonyms
ashore

Example

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"I maruell how the Fishes liue in the Sea […] Why, as Men doe a-land."

Etymology

From Middle English aland, alond, alonde, o lande, from Old English on lande (“on land”), equivalent to a- + land.

Related phrases

Aland Islandsbaltic sea

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