hland

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hland, from Proto-Germanic *hlandą (“urine”), from Proto-Indo-European *klān- (“liquid, wet ground”). Cognate to English lant (“aged urine; to flavor ale with aged urine”) from Middle English land (“urine”) from Old English hland (“urine”), and Norwegian land (“urine”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [l̥ant]
    Rhymes: -ant

Noun

hland n (genitive singular hlands, no plural)

  1. (vulgar) piss

Declension
declension of hland
n-s singular
indefinite definite
nominative hland hlandið
accusative hland hlandið
dative hlandi hlandinu
genitive hlands hlandsins

Synonyms

Old English

Alternative forms
  • hlond, hlom

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hland (“urine”). Cognate with Old Norse hland (“urine”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /xlɑnd/, [l̥ɑnd]

Noun

hland n

  1. urine

Declension
Declension of hland (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative hland hland
accusative hland hland
genitive hlandes hlanda
dative hlande hlandum

Descendants
  • Middle English: *land

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hlandą. Cognate with Old English hland.

Noun

hland n (genitive hlands, plural hlǫnd)

  1. urine

Declension
  Declension of hland (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hland hlandit hlǫnd hlǫndin
accusative hland hlandit hlǫnd hlǫndin
dative hlandi hlandinu hlǫndum hlǫndunum
genitive hlands hlandsins hlanda hlandanna

Descendants

References
  • “hland”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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