Zeiland
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German zîlant, from Old High German, attested as cigelinta. The first part is the God name *Tīwaz, the second part *lindō (“linden”). Compare Old Norse týviðr, Norwegian tyved, tusved, tysved, tyrved, tybast, tysbast, Swedish tibast, tived, tysved, denoting the same plant.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Zeiland m (strong, genitive Zeilandes or Zeilands, plural Zeilande)
- obsolete form of Seidelbast (“daphne”)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Zeiland [masculine, strong]
References[edit]
- “Zeiland” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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