meginland

Faroese

Noun

meginland n (genitive singular meginlands, plural meginlond)

  1. mainland

Declension
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
n-s 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

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

References
  • “meginland”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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