Old English · proper noun
Scotland
Normalised Sċotland
- Part of speech
- proper noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈʃot.lɑnd/
- Syllables
- ˈʃot · lɑnd (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- scotlandhiberniairelandscotsmedieval
Meaning
-
land of the Scots in Hibernia, i.e. Ireland (a large island of Northern Europe)
-
land of the Scots in Britain, i.e. Scotland (a medieval kingdom in Northern Europe)
Declension
| Singular | |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Sċotland |
| Accusative | Sċotland |
| Genitive | Sċotlandes |
| Dative | Sċotlande |
All forms (3)
Etymology
Sċott (“Scot”) + land (“land”)
Descendants
scotland
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