"Greenland" meaning in Scots

See Greenland in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Calque of Old Norse Grœnland, from grœnn (“green”) + land (“land”). Etymology templates: {{cal|sco|non|Grœnland}} Calque of Old Norse Grœnland, {{m|non|grœnn||green}} grœnn (“green”), {{m|non|land||land}} land (“land”) Head templates: {{head|sco|proper noun|head=}} Greenland, {{sco-proper noun}} Greenland
  1. Greenland (a large self-governing island and dependent territory of Denmark, in North America) Categories (place): Islands, Places in Denmark
    Sense id: en-Greenland-sco-name-9iuJAch8 Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header, Dependent territories of Denmark

Download JSON data for Greenland meaning in Scots (1.8kB)

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