"maynlond" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmæi̯nland/, /ˈmæi̯nlɔnd/ [Late-Middle-English] Forms: maynlondes [plural], man lond [alternative], maylaunde [alternative], maynelond [alternative], mayne londe [alternative], manland [alternative], mayne land [alternative], mayn land [alternative]
Etymology: From mayn + lond, potentially as a calque of Old Norse meginland. First attested in c. 1375; originally Early Scots. Etymology templates: {{af|enm|mayn|lond}} mayn + lond, {{calque|enm|non|meginland|nocap=1}} calque of Old Norse meginland, {{etydate|c|1375}} First attested in c. 1375 Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} maynlond, {{enm-noun|maynlondes}} maynlond (plural maynlondes)
  1. (rare) A large stretch of land. Tags: Late-Middle-English, rare
    Sense id: en-maynlond-enm-noun-q6KennZJ
  2. (rare) The mainland; the largest landmass in a given region. Tags: Late-Middle-English, rare
    Sense id: en-maynlond-enm-noun-SO5C07JR Categories (other): Late Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Late Middle English: 11 89 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
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      "form": "man lond",
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    {
      "form": "maylaunde",
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
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    },
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      ]
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        "A large stretch of land."
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        "(rare) A large stretch of land."
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        "(rare) The mainland; the largest landmass in a given region."
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      "ipa": "/ˈmæi̯nland/"
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