Lochlann

From Middle Irish Lochlann, an alteration by folk etymology (equivalent to loch (“lough”) +‎ -lann (“place of”)) of Old Irish Lothlind, a name with disputed origins.

Lochlann f (genitive Lochlann)

1. (historical) Viking countries
2. (rare) Scandinavia

• Críoch Lochlann

• Lochlannach
• Lochlannais

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “Lochlann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

From Middle Irish Lochlann, a folk etymology (equivalent to loch (“loch”) +‎ -lann (“place of”)) of Old Irish Lothlind, a name with disputed origins.

Lochlann m or f (genitive Lochlainn)

1. Scandinavia
2. (obsolete, poetic) Norway

• (Norway): Nirribhidh

• Lochlannach
• Lochlannais