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1797 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 494/2 Abraham was called Ghibri, (Hebrew), from the situation of the country from which he emigrated..and..that word..was afterwards applied..much in the same manner as we say a Northlander, [etc.]

1820 tr. Narr. First Settlem. United Brethren Labrador in tr. D. Cranz Hist. Greenland (rev. ed.) II. App. 316 As early as the year 1800, our missionaries learned from the reports of Northlanders..that the main seat of the nation was on the coast.

1845 B. Thorpe tr. J. M. Lappenberg Hist. Eng. II. 13 An incessant outpouring of Northlanders over the North and Baltic Seas, in quest of booty and a home.

1873 R. Jamieson Comm. Old & New Test. I. 666/1 The north in relation to Palestine is not merely the quarter whence the invader comes, but is his native land, ‘the Northlander’; viz., the Assyrian or Babylonian.

1919 C. E. Royal Trail of Sourdough 12 'Twas a night in the middle of winter, A night such as Northlanders know.

1922 Northlander 13 Mar. in Dict. N.Z. Eng. (1997) 1 (heading) The Northlander. The Organ of Progress and Democracy in the Northland Vol. 1—No. 1. Kaitaia, Monday, March 13, 1922.

1986 Auckland Star 7 Feb. a5/6 I have had about 50 calls from Northlanders wondering what is going on.

2001 World & I (Nexis) 1 Nov. 88 Although others might react neurotically to the long winters..Norwegians, particularly northlanders, develop a unique brand of humorous reflection.