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Island (s.xiii2/4)

The form Islond is a cross reference to the following entry:

Island (s.xiii2/4)

Islande,  Islond;  Yselande  
  FEW: Gdf: GdfC: TL: DEAF: DMF: TLF: OED:  Iceland n.1  MED: DMLBS:  Islanda 1487c

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1toponymIceland
( s.xiii3/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Si ad a nun Yselande, ke est autant a dire cum ‘terre de glace’, kar l’em i poet trover les granz muntaignes de dure glace  Liv Regions 47
( 1415 )  ils ount trovez lieux, l'ou graunt plentie de tiel maner pesson est pris sur les costes de Island, les queux pessours ount usez de prendre et pessoner illoeqes par sys ou sept ans darreinz passez  Rot Parl1 iv 79
( 1430-31 )  ditz lieges et sugettis, devaunt le dit ordinance, avoient frank entrer et issir ové lour biens et merchandisez en Islond  Rot Parl1 iv 378
2toponym(used in error?) Ireland
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiv1 )  Islande est une isle que est longe et lee, Asise en l'Oceayn jote la mere betee. Les genz de cele terre come bestes vivoent [...] Saynt Patris [...] En prist molt grantz pitiez et grantz devocion  Purg S Pat berol (T) 29

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Islond