Frankland

See also: Frank-land

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English Fronc-lond, from Old English Francland (“Land of the Franks, France”), equivalent to Frank +‎ land. Cognate with Icelandic Frakkland (“France”).

Proper noun

Frankland

  1. The land or realm of the Franks
    • 1884, John Richard Green, The conquest of England:
      It fell above all on Northern Frankland, and soon the Scheldt, the Meuse, and the Rhine were full of pirate squadrons.
  2. (rare) France
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