Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

iland

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.61 in modern English

Syllables: iland
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete spelling of island.

Obsolete

noun

Misspelling of island.

Example Sentences

"No man is an Iland, intire of it ſelfe; euery man is a peece of the Continent, a part of the maine; […]"
"This vast iland seems to have been first peopled by Fins and Laplanders, whom Ihre thinks the first inhabitants of the whole."
"[…] and there came against him king Marsill, that had in gift an iland of sir Galahalt the haute prince, and this iland had the name Pomitaine."

Etymology

From Middle English iland, yland, from Old English īġland, īeġland (“island”). Cognate with Scots iland, yland (“island”). More at island.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: iland, īġland

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

ilands (plural)

Questions

What does iland mean?: Obsolete spelling of island.
Where does iland come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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