Icelandiann.adj.

Brit.

/ʌɪsˈlandɪən/, U.S.

/aɪsˈlændiən/,

/aɪsˈlændjən/

Forms: 1500s–1700s Islandian, 1800s– Icelandian.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Iceland , -ian suffix.

Etymology: < the name of Iceland (see Iceland n.¹) + -ian suffix. Compare post-classical Latin Iselandia , Islandia Iceland (from 13th cent. in British sources). Compare earlier Icelandish adj. and slightly later Icelandic adj.

rare.

A. n.

A native or inhabitant of Iceland; = Icelander n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > native or inhabitant of Iceland > [noun]

Icelandian1587

Icelander1613

1587 T. Hughes Certaine Deuises iv. ii. 34 Islandians, Gothes, Noruegians, Albanes, Danes, Were forraine aides, which Arthur brought from Fraunce.

1810 Gentleman's Mag. Sept. 225/2 The vocabularies of the Goths, Hunns, Vandals, Normanni, Varags, Saxons, Icelandians, and Angli.

1949 Lubbock (Texas) Morning Avalanche 18 Nov. iii. 5/3 If Icelandians have no strong Communist leanings, they are stoutly nationalistic.

2009 MX (Brisbane) (Nexis) 2 Nov. 4 Icelandians are also faring well in the happy stakes, with an 81.5-year-old local likely to experience 66.4 years of happiness.

B. adj.

= Icelandic adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > Scandinavia and Iceland > [adjective] > Iceland

Icelandian1661

Icelandic1674

the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [adjective] > Indo-European > Germanic > Scandinavian > Icelandic

Icelandish1577

Icelandian1661

Icelandic1674

1661 S. Pordage Mundorum Explicatio i. 33 Some in Islandian Hecla love to lye.

1695 R. Blackmore Prince Arthur viii. 220 As when by Night th' Islandian Ocean roars.

1712 R. Blackmore Creation i. 25 A cold islandian desart.

1888 Nature 13 Dec. 156/1 The former contains..a sketch of the geographical distribution of the Icelandian, Norwegian, Uralian, and Labradorian species.

1945 Winnipeg (Manitoba) Free Press 25 May 2/7 He extended congratulations to the club for its fine work in Icelandian circles.

2006 CompanynewsGroupe (Nexis) 4 Nov. Purchases must also be placed in sealed bags by sales personnel in the case of a connection through a European Union, Swiss, Icelandian or Norwegian airport.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	icelandian
释义	Icelandiann.adj. Brit. /ʌɪsˈlandɪən/, U.S. /aɪsˈlændiən/, /aɪsˈlændjən/ Forms: 1500s–1700s Islandian, 1800s– Icelandian. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Iceland , -ian suffix. Etymology: < the name of Iceland (see Iceland n.¹) + -ian suffix. Compare post-classical Latin Iselandia , Islandia Iceland (from 13th cent. in British sources). Compare earlier Icelandish adj. and slightly later Icelandic adj. rare. A. n. A native or inhabitant of Iceland; = Icelander n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > native or inhabitant of Iceland > [noun] Icelandian1587 Icelander1613 1587 T. Hughes Certaine Deuises iv. ii. 34 Islandians, Gothes, Noruegians, Albanes, Danes, Were forraine aides, which Arthur brought from Fraunce. 1810 Gentleman's Mag. Sept. 225/2 The vocabularies of the Goths, Hunns, Vandals, Normanni, Varags, Saxons, Icelandians, and Angli. 1949 Lubbock (Texas) Morning Avalanche 18 Nov. iii. 5/3 If Icelandians have no strong Communist leanings, they are stoutly nationalistic. 2009 MX (Brisbane) (Nexis) 2 Nov. 4 Icelandians are also faring well in the happy stakes, with an 81.5-year-old local likely to experience 66.4 years of happiness. B. adj. = Icelandic adj. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > Scandinavia and Iceland > [adjective] > Iceland Icelandian1661 Icelandic1674 the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [adjective] > Indo-European > Germanic > Scandinavian > Icelandic Icelandish1577 Icelandian1661 Icelandic1674 1661 S. Pordage Mundorum Explicatio i. 33 Some in Islandian Hecla love to lye. 1695 R. Blackmore Prince Arthur viii. 220 As when by Night th' Islandian Ocean roars. 1712 R. Blackmore Creation i. 25 A cold islandian desart. 1888 Nature 13 Dec. 156/1 The former contains..a sketch of the geographical distribution of the Icelandian, Norwegian, Uralian, and Labradorian species. 1945 Winnipeg (Manitoba) Free Press 25 May 2/7 He extended congratulations to the club for its fine work in Icelandian circles. 2006 CompanynewsGroupe (Nexis) 4 Nov. Purchases must also be placed in sealed bags by sales personnel in the case of a connection through a European Union, Swiss, Icelandian or Norwegian airport. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1587
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