þurrlendi

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From þurr (dry) +‎ -lendi (-land).

Noun

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þurrlendi n (genitive singular þurrlendis, nominative plural þurrlendi)

  1. dry ground, dry land
    • Icelandic translation of Genesis 1:9
      Guð sagði: "Safnist vötnin undir himninum í einn stað, svo að þurrlendið sjáist." Og það varð svo.
      God said: "Collect the waters under the sky in one place, so that the dry ground is seen." And it was so.

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