Hjaltland

== Faroese == === Alternative forms === Hetland === Etymology === From Old Norse Hjaltland, from hjalt (“hilt”) +‎ land (“land”). Doublet of Hetland. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈjal̥tlant/ === Proper noun === Hjaltland n Shetland, Shetland Islands (an archipelago and council area of Scotland, roughly north-east of the Orkney Islands; the northernmost part of Scotland and the United Kingdom) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== hjaltlendingur, hjaltlendskur hjalti hjaltakráka == Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse Hjaltland, from hjalt (“hilt”) +‎ land (“land”). === Proper noun === Hjaltland n (proper noun, genitive singular Hjaltlands) Shetland, Shetland Islands (an archipelago and council area of Scotland, roughly north-east of the Orkney Islands; the northernmost part of Scotland and the United Kingdom) ==== Declension ==== == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === Hjeltland Hjetland === Etymology === From Old Norse Hjaltland, from hjalt (“hilt”) +‎ land (“land”). Doublet of Shetland. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /²jaltlan(d)/, [²jɐ̞l̥t.lɐ̞nd], [²jɐ̞l̥t.lɐ̞nˑ] Rhymes: -an, -and === Proper noun === Hjaltland n Shetland, Shetland Islands (an archipelago and council area of Scotland, roughly north-east of the Orkney Islands; the northernmost part of Scotland and the United Kingdom) Synonym: Shetland ==== Derived terms ==== hjaltlending hjaltlandsk, hjaltlendsk Hjaltlandsøyane ==== Related terms ==== hjalt, hjelt n, hjolt f (“hilt”) Hjalte Hjeltefjorden == Old Norse == === Etymology === Popularly claimed to be from hjalt (“hilt”) +‎ land (“land”), but this may be folk etymology (see Shetland). === Proper noun === Hjaltland n (genitive Hjaltlands, dative Hjaltlandi) Shetland, Shetland Islands (an archipelago and former colony of Norway, located in modern Scotland; colonized by the Vikings in the 9th century CE) ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Icelandic: Hjaltland Faroese: Hetland, Hjaltland Norwegian Nynorsk: Hjaltland, Hjeltland → Middle Scots: Ȝetland Scots: Shetland → English: Shetland Scottish Gaelic: Sealtainn → Dutch: Hitland