Icel.

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abbreviation

Iceland.

Icelandic.

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Words nearby Icel.

ice hockey, icehouse, ice island, ice jam, icekhana, Icel., Iceland, Iceland agate, Iceland disease, Icelander, Icelandic

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How to use Icel. in a sentence

Thus greyhound means hound-hound, the first syllable representing Icel.
The Romance of Words (4th ed.)|Ernest Weekley
The proverb is Icelandic; 'kld eru opt kvenna-r,' cold (fatal) are oft women's counsels; Icel.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 (of 7) -- Notes to the Canterbury Tales|Geoffrey Chaucer
OR nus besoigne que cil qui securut ses desciples en icel peril; quil nus sucurre en noz perilz .
Selections from Early Middle English 1130-1250: Part II: Notes|Various
Dock , especially used of a horse or dog, appears in English in the 14th century; a parallel is found in Icel.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5|Various

Ling, Icel., the heath or heather plant: ljung I take to be the same word.
Notes and Queries, Number 180, April 9, 1853|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Icel.

Içel

/ (iːˈtʃɛl) /

noun

another name for Mersin

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