Frankland

See also: Frank-land

English

Alternative forms

• Frank-land

Etymology

From Middle English Fronc-lond, from Old English Francland (“Land of the Franks, France”), equivalent to Frank +‎ land. Cognate with Icelandic Frakkland (“France”).

Proper noun

Frankland

1. The land or realm of the Franks
   • 1884, John Richard Green, The conquest of England:

     It fell above all on Northern Frankland, and soon the Scheldt, the Meuse, and the Rhine were full of pirate squadrons.

2. (rare) France