"Irland" meaning in Old English

See Irland in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈiːrˌlɑnd/
Etymology: Derived from Īras (“the Irish”) and land (“land, country”). The first element could also be an unattested singular form *Īr. Head templates: {{head|ang|proper nouns|g=n|g2=|g3=|g4=|g5=|head=Īrland|sort=}} Īrland n, {{ang-proper noun|n|head=Īrland}} Īrland n Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-n|Īrland|num=sg}}, {{ang-decl-noun|Īrland|Īrland|Īrland|Īrland|Īrlandes|Īrlanda|Īrlande|Īrlandum|num=sg|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: Īrland [canonical, neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], Īrland [nominative, singular], - [nominative, plural], Īrland [accusative, singular], - [accusative, plural], Īrlandes [genitive, singular], - [genitive, plural], Īrlande [dative, singular], - [dative, plural], Hīrland [alternative]
  1. Ireland (an island and country in northwestern Europe) Categories (place): Countries, Countries in Europe, Ireland, Islands Synonyms: Īra land
    Sense id: en-Irland-ang-name-Y-AfUeVJ Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries
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          "name": "desctree"
        }
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    }
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    },
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        "plural"
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "Īra land"
        }
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈiːrˌlɑnd/"
    }
  ],
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}
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    },
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    {
      "word": "Īra land"
    }
  ],
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}

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