lond

Faroese

Noun

lond n pl

indefinite nominative and accusative plural of land

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English land, from Proto-Germanic *landą.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lɔːnd/, /land/, /lɔnd/, /laːnd/

Alternative forms

londe, lande, land, loand, lænde, laund

Noun

lond (plural londes)

An independent nation, country or realm.
A tribe, folk or race; a ethnicity
A land; territory or locality
A subdivision or province of a nation.
A property; a plot of land.
Agricultural land; land that is suitable for growing crops.
Planet Earth; the world.
The earth, ground, or soil (also as one of the medieval elements)

Declension

Declension of lond

	Singular	Plural
nominative, accusative	lond	londes
genitive	londes	londe
dative	londe	londen

Related terms

Descendants

English: land (← land)
Scots: laund, land (← land)

References

“lōnd (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-22.

Etymology 2

From londe (noun).

Verb

lond

Alternative form of londen

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