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Webster 1913 Edition
Island
Is′land
,Noun.
[OE.
iland
, yland
, AS. īgland
, [GREEK]gland
, [GREEK]glond
; īg
, [GREEK]g
, island + land
, lond
, land. AS. īg
, [GREEK]g
, is akin to AS. eá
water, river, OHG. [GREEK]uwa
, G. au
meadow, Icel. ey
island, Dan. & Sw. ö
, Goth. ahwa
a stream, water, L. aqua
water. The s is due to confusion with isle
. Cf. Ait
, Eyot
, Ewer
, Aquatic
.] 1.
A tract of land surrounded by water, and smaller than a continent. Cf.
Continent
. 2.
Anything regarded as resembling an island;
as, an
. island
of ice3.
(Zool.)
See , 2.
Isle
, Noun.
Islands of the blessed
(Myth.)
, islands supposed to lie in the Western Ocean, where the favorites of the gods are conveyed at death, and dwell in everlasting joy.
Is′land
,Verb.
T.
1.
To cause to become or to resemble an island; to make an island or islands of; to isle.
Shelley.
2.
To furnish with an island or with islands;
as, to
. island
the deepSouthey.
Webster 1828 Edition
Island
ISLAND
,Noun.
1.
A tract of land surrounded by water.2.
A large mass of floating ice, is called an island of ice.Definition 2024
Ísland
Ísland
Faroese
Proper noun
Ísland n
Declension
| n8 -land | Singular |
| Indefinite | |
| Nominative | Ísland |
| Accusative | |
| Dative | Íslandi |
| Genitive | Íslands |
Related terms
Derived terms
- íslandsfiskur m
- íslandsgás f
- íslandslomvigi m
- íslandsluft f
- íslandsmaður m
- íslandsmási m
- íslandsrennari m
- íslandsrúgva f
- Íslandsryggur m
- íslandstoskur m
- íslandstroyggja f
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse Ísland, from íss (“ice”) ( > Icelandic ís) + land (“land, country”) ( > Icelandic land).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈistlant/
Proper noun
Ísland n
Declension
declension of Ísland