weiland

See also: Weiland

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɛi̯.lɑnt/

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• Hyphenation: wei‧land
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯lɑnt

Noun

weiland n (plural weilanden, diminutive weilandje n)

1. pasture

Anagrams

• Adelwin

German

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German wīlent, wīlen, from Old High German wīlūn, wīlōm, ultimately from the instrumental or dative plural of Proto-West Germanic *hwīlu (whence Weile). Cognate with English whilom, Dutch wijlen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvaɪ̯lant/

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Adverb

weiland

1. (archaic or humorous) once, in old times

   Synonyms: einst, einstmals

   wie weiland [jemand] ― like [someone] used to be, as [someone] once was

   • 1988 July 17, Erhard Eppler, “Links blinken, rechts fahren”, in Der Spiegel‎^[1]:

     Die SED ist, wie weiland Wilhelm II., gegen politische Pastoren.

     The SED is, as William II once was, opposed to political pastors.

Related terms

• Weile
• weil

Further reading

• “weiland” in Duden online