Etymology

iceland

Ice·land
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Today it means: A land or region of icy terrain. Full definition →

Middle English Iseland ← Old Norse Ísland
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iceland · noun1

From ice + land.

Iceland · proper noun2

  1. Old NorseÍsland
  2. Middle EnglishIseland
  3. English todayIceland

From Middle English Iseland, Island, Islond, Yslond, a calque of Old Norse Ísland, equivalent to ice + land. Replaced earlier Old Norse Snæland (literally “snowland”).

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