ierlant

Middle Dutch

Etymology

Equivalent to *iere (“Irishman”) +‎ lant (“land”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /iərlant/

Noun

ierlant n

  1. Ireland (an island in Europe)
    • c. 1320 CE, Arturs doet [Arthurs death]: [1]
      Alse die Sassen gevloen waren / Quamen die van Irlant sonder sparen
      When the Saxons had fled / Those from Ireland came without mercy
    • c. 1380 CE, Van sente Brandane [About Saint Brendan]: [2]
      Nu verneemt hoe over lanc / Een heere was in Yerlant / Die sach menich Gods teekijn.
      Now learn of how, long ago, / there was a man in Ireland / That saw many a God's miracle.
  2. Ireland (a kingdom)
    • 1318 CE, Hein van Aken, Roman van Heinric en Margriete van Limborch [Novel of Heinric and Margriete of Limburg]: [3]
      Oec quammer met in die stede / Van Cypren die coninc mede / Entie coninc van Scotlant / Entie coninc van Ierlant
      Also came with (him) to the city / The king of Cyprus / And the king of Scotland / And the king of Ireland

Inflection

Singular only:

Declension of ierlant
Singular Plural
nominative ierlant —
accusative ierlant —
genitive ierlants, -des —
dative ierlande —

Alternative forms
  • hierlant (Flemish)
  • irlant
  • yerlant

Derived terms
  • ierlantsch (“Irish”)

Descendants
  • Dutch: Ierland
  • Limburgish: Ierland

References
  1. “Arturs doet”, in corpusmiddelnederlands.ivdnt.org‎, INT, 2017
  2. “Van sente Brandane”, in corpusmiddelnederlands.ivdnt.org‎, INT, 2017
  3. “Roman van Limborch”, in corpusmiddelnederlands.ivdnt.org‎, INT, 2017

Further reading
  • “ierlant”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “ierlant”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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