northlandn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈnɔːθlənd/, U.S.

/ˈnɔrθlən(d)/,

/ˈnɔrθˌlænd/

Forms: also Scottish 1600s northlin, 1800s northlan; see north adv., adj., and n. and land n.¹ Also with capital initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: north adj., land n.¹

Etymology: < the uninflected (originally adverb) stem of north adj. (see discussion at north adv., adj., and n.) + land n.¹ Compare Dutch noordland (c1800), Middle Low German nōrtlant , German Nordland (17th cent. or earlier), Old Icelandic norðrland , Swedish nordland (c1526), early modern Danish nordland . Compare eastland n., southland n., westland n.In New Zealand the proper name of the northernmost of the country's sixteen regions. Compare:1919 G. W. Russell N.Z. Today 27 This country, now officially called ‘Northland’.1946 A. H. Reed Farthest North 13 I board the service car at Northland's capital.1966 Encycl. N.Z. III. 228 Shark, Thresher..or mango ripi... The thresher is not uncommon in Northland waters.1996 Southern Cross 28 Feb. 6/2 He expected the document would contain the signatures of elders from all Northland iwi.

A. n.

1. The northern part of a country, region, etc. Also (in singular and plural): lands lying in or to the north.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > North > [noun] > part or place

Thulec888

northdealeOE

north halfeOE

northwardeOE

north endOE

northlandOE

northdalec1175

north sidec1275

northwardc1350

northa1500

northwards1574

norlanda1578

norwardc1612

northa1631

northing1644

OE tr. Orosius Hist. (Tiber.) (1980) i. ii. 21 He..for mid miclum gefeohtum on Sciððie þa norðland.

OE Anglo-Saxon Chron. (Tiber. B.i) anno 1052 Hi hwemdon þa mid þam scypon wið þæs norðlandes.

c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) 3475 (MED) So þat hii adde ywonne al clene þe norþ lond Fram homber to totenays, & adde al in hor hond.

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 163^v Men of þe south lond ben contrarie to men of þe northlonde [L. in aquilone] in stature and in shape.

1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) ix. l. 702 On to the se thai send Schyr Ihon Sewart that weyll the northland kend.

1533 in J. B. Paul Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1905) VI. 123 To ane boy that postit nycht and day in the northland with lettrez.

1727 D. Defoe Tour Great Brit. III. v. 198 The North Land, Being all the Country beyond Innerness [sic].

1840 C. Mackay Hope of World 155 We men of the northland should know ourselves better.

1873 W. Morris Love is Enough 48 Sure the northlands shall know of the blessings she bringeth.

1927 P. Wright Squatter's Secret 41 Get back to the great Northland, where he could bury himself in the bush, and forget.

1991 Sanity Jan. 18/1 We were here when the Slavs hadn't dreamed of leaving their murky northlands.

2001 Kindred Spirit Summer 63/2 Many of the artists live on reservations in the remote Northland which is accessible only by ‘bush plane’.

†2. Scottish. A person or animal from the north of Scotland. Cf. norland n.¹ 2. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > British nation > Scots nation > [noun] > native or inhabitant of Scotland > parts of Scotland

ScoteOE

Irish Scota1387

Irish Scot1521

Irishman1529

Moravian1577

Moravea1600

highlander1610

lowlander1621

trewsman1639

Whiglander1682

northland1698

Norlander1716

plaid1749

bonnet man1763

plaid-man1763

norland1768

Irish Gael1771

Galwegian1774

southern1812

Gallovidian1875

Fifer1887

Clydesider1921

teuchter1940

1698 J. Kirkwood Plea before Kirk 102 The stranger, a Northlin, not so strait lac'd, you know, as we in the South, slipt into the meeting-house to hear the Curate preach.

1827 Edinb. Evening Courant 4 Oct. 4 The numbers [of cattle], however, were generally estimated at about 3000, and of these the great bulk were heavy highlanders, heavy Galloways, Irishers, and Northlans.

B. adj.

Of, relating to, occurring in, or characteristic of the northern part of a country or region or lands lying in or to the north.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > North > [adjective] > part or place

northOE

northland1488

N1513

north country1673

1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) ix. l. 774 The northland lordis saw na help cum thaim till.

1552 in J. H. Burton Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1877) 1st Ser. I. 129 The hevynnis or portis of this realme, at the eist and northland seyis.

a1578 R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. (1899) II. 12 Vther hieland men and mony northland men in the meirnis and angus.

a1650 D. Calderwood Hist. Kirk Scotl. (1845) VI. 159 The king..urged him onlie with the northland voyage.

1720 A. Pennecuik Streams from Helicon (ed. 2) i. 82 Like the Northland Folk, that come from beyond the Tay.

1841 T. Carlyle On Heroes i. 27 The primary characteristic of this old Northland Mythology I find to be the Impersonation of the visible workings of Nature.

1882 H. H. Boyeson Idyls of Norway 9 Purer than the stainless Northland snow.

1922 Outlook 22 Feb. 309/1 Spur your charger on beside the frozen northland fjord.

1979 D. L. Dineley Fossils ii. 56 Deposits formed under ice-age conditions have assemblages like those associated with present-day northland floras.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	northland
释义	northlandn.adj. Brit. /ˈnɔːθlənd/, U.S. /ˈnɔrθlən(d)/, /ˈnɔrθˌlænd/ Forms: also Scottish 1600s northlin, 1800s northlan; see north adv., adj., and n. and land n.¹ Also with capital initial. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: north adj., land n.¹ Etymology: < the uninflected (originally adverb) stem of north adj. (see discussion at north adv., adj., and n.) + land n.¹ Compare Dutch noordland (c1800), Middle Low German nōrtlant , German Nordland (17th cent. or earlier), Old Icelandic norðrland , Swedish nordland (c1526), early modern Danish nordland . Compare eastland n., southland n., westland n.In New Zealand the proper name of the northernmost of the country's sixteen regions. Compare:1919 G. W. Russell N.Z. Today 27 This country, now officially called ‘Northland’.1946 A. H. Reed Farthest North 13 I board the service car at Northland's capital.1966 Encycl. N.Z. III. 228 Shark, Thresher..or mango ripi... The thresher is not uncommon in Northland waters.1996 Southern Cross 28 Feb. 6/2 He expected the document would contain the signatures of elders from all Northland iwi. A. n. 1. The northern part of a country, region, etc. Also (in singular and plural): lands lying in or to the north. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > North > [noun] > part or place Thulec888 northdealeOE north halfeOE northwardeOE north endOE northlandOE northdalec1175 north sidec1275 northwardc1350 northa1500 northwards1574 norlanda1578 norwardc1612 northa1631 northing1644 OE tr. Orosius Hist. (Tiber.) (1980) i. ii. 21 He..for mid miclum gefeohtum on Sciððie þa norðland. OE Anglo-Saxon Chron. (Tiber. B.i) anno 1052 Hi hwemdon þa mid þam scypon wið þæs norðlandes. c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) 3475 (MED) So þat hii adde ywonne al clene þe norþ lond Fram homber to totenays, & adde al in hor hond. a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 163^v Men of þe south lond ben contrarie to men of þe northlonde [L. in aquilone] in stature and in shape. 1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) ix. l. 702 On to the se thai send Schyr Ihon Sewart that weyll the northland kend. 1533 in J. B. Paul Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1905) VI. 123 To ane boy that postit nycht and day in the northland with lettrez. 1727 D. Defoe Tour Great Brit. III. v. 198 The North Land, Being all the Country beyond Innerness [sic]. 1840 C. Mackay Hope of World 155 We men of the northland should know ourselves better. 1873 W. Morris Love is Enough 48 Sure the northlands shall know of the blessings she bringeth. 1927 P. Wright Squatter's Secret 41 Get back to the great Northland, where he could bury himself in the bush, and forget. 1991 Sanity Jan. 18/1 We were here when the Slavs hadn't dreamed of leaving their murky northlands. 2001 Kindred Spirit Summer 63/2 Many of the artists live on reservations in the remote Northland which is accessible only by ‘bush plane’. †2. Scottish. A person or animal from the north of Scotland. Cf. norland n.¹ 2. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > British nation > Scots nation > [noun] > native or inhabitant of Scotland > parts of Scotland ScoteOE Irish Scota1387 Irish Scot1521 Irishman1529 Moravian1577 Moravea1600 highlander1610 lowlander1621 trewsman1639 Whiglander1682 northland1698 Norlander1716 plaid1749 bonnet man1763 plaid-man1763 norland1768 Irish Gael1771 Galwegian1774 southern1812 Gallovidian1875 Fifer1887 Clydesider1921 teuchter1940 1698 J. Kirkwood Plea before Kirk 102 The stranger, a Northlin, not so strait lac'd, you know, as we in the South, slipt into the meeting-house to hear the Curate preach. 1827 Edinb. Evening Courant 4 Oct. 4 The numbers [of cattle], however, were generally estimated at about 3000, and of these the great bulk were heavy highlanders, heavy Galloways, Irishers, and Northlans. B. adj. Of, relating to, occurring in, or characteristic of the northern part of a country or region or lands lying in or to the north. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > North > [adjective] > part or place northOE northland1488 N1513 north country1673 1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) ix. l. 774 The northland lordis saw na help cum thaim till. 1552 in J. H. Burton Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1877) 1st Ser. I. 129 The hevynnis or portis of this realme, at the eist and northland seyis. a1578 R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. (1899) II. 12 Vther hieland men and mony northland men in the meirnis and angus. a1650 D. Calderwood Hist. Kirk Scotl. (1845) VI. 159 The king..urged him onlie with the northland voyage. 1720 A. Pennecuik Streams from Helicon (ed. 2) i. 82 Like the Northland Folk, that come from beyond the Tay. 1841 T. Carlyle On Heroes i. 27 The primary characteristic of this old Northland Mythology I find to be the Impersonation of the visible workings of Nature. 1882 H. H. Boyeson Idyls of Norway 9 Purer than the stainless Northland snow. 1922 Outlook 22 Feb. 309/1 Spur your charger on beside the frozen northland fjord. 1979 D. L. Dineley Fossils ii. 56 Deposits formed under ice-age conditions have assemblages like those associated with present-day northland floras. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.OE
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