hland

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hland, from Proto-Germanic *hlandą (“urine”), from Proto-Indo-European *klān- (“liquid, wet ground”). Cognate to English lant (“aged urine; to flavor ale with aged urine”) from Middle English land (“urine”) from Old English hland (“urine”), and Norwegian land (“urine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈl̥ant]

  Rhymes: -ant

Noun

hland n (genitive singular hlands, no plural)

1. (vulgar) piss

   Synonyms: piss (informal); þvag (“urine”)

Declension

Declension of hland (sg-only neuter)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	hland	hlandið
accusative	hland	hlandið
dative	hlandi	hlandinu
genitive	hlands	hlandsins

Old English

Alternative forms

• hlond, hlom

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hland (“urine”). Cognate with Old Norse hland (“urine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xlɑnd/, [l̥ɑnd]
• Rhymes: -ɑnd

Noun

hland n

1. urine

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	hland	hland
accusative	hland	hland
genitive	hlandes	hlanda
dative	hlande	hlandum

Descendants

• Middle English: *land
  • English: land, lant

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hlandą. Cognate with Old English hland.

Noun

hland n (genitive hlands, plural hlǫnd)

1. urine

Declension

Declension of hland (strong a-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hland	hlandit	hlǫnd	hlǫndin
accusative	hland	hlandit	hlǫnd	hlǫndin
dative	hlandi	hlandinu	hlǫndum	hlǫndunum
genitive	hlands	hlandsins	hlanda	hlandanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: hland
• Faroese: land

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “hland”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive