Iland

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Obsolete spelling of island. alt-of, obsolete

    "No man is an Iland, intire of it ſelfe; euery man is a peece of the Continent, a part of the maine; […]"

  2. 2
    Misspelling of island. alt-of, misspelling

Example

More examples

"No man is an Iland, intire of it ſelfe; euery man is a peece of the Continent, a part of the maine; […]"

Etymology

From Middle English iland, yland, from Old English īġland, īeġland (“island”). Cognate with Scots iland, yland (“island”). More at island.

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