Ierlant

Middle Dutch

Etymology

Equivalent to *iere (“Irishman”) +‎ lant (“land”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iərlant/

Proper noun

Ierlant n

  1. Ireland (an island of Europe)
    • c. 1320 CE, Arturs doet [Arthurs death]: [1]
      Alse die Sassen gevloen waren / Quamen die van Irlant sonder sparen
      When the Saxons had fled / Those from Ireland came without mercy
    • c. 1380 CE, Van sente Brandane [About Saint Brendan]: [2]
      Nu verneemt hoe over lanc / Een heere was in Yerlant / Die sach menich Gods teekijn.
      Now learn of how, long ago, / there was a man in Ireland / That saw many a God's miracle.
  2. Ireland (a kingdom)
    • 1318 CE, Hein van Aken, Roman van Heinric en Margriete van Limborch [Novel of Heinric and Margriete of Limburg]: [3]
      Oec quammer met in die stede / Van Cypren die coninc mede / Entie coninc van Scotlant / Entie coninc van Ierlant
      Also came with (him) to the city / The king of Cyprus / And the king of Scotland / And the king of Ireland

Inflection

Strong neuter noun
singular plural
nominative Ierlant Ierlant, Ierlande
accusative Ierlant Ierlant, Ierlande
genitive Ierlants Ierlande
dative Ierlande Ierlanden


Alternative forms

  • (Flemish) Hierlant, irlant, yerlant

Derived terms

  • ierlantsch (“Irish”)

Descendants

  • Dutch: Ierland
  • Limburgish: Ierland

References

  1. ^ “Arturs doet”, in corpusmiddelnederlands.ivdnt.org‎[1], INT, 2017
  2. ^ “Van sente Brandane”, in corpusmiddelnederlands.ivdnt.org‎[2], INT, 2017
  3. ^ “Roman van Limborch”, in corpusmiddelnederlands.ivdnt.org‎[3], INT, 2017

Further reading

  • “Ierlant”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “Ierlant”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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