norland

American  

[nawr-luhnd] / ˈnɔr lənd /

noun

Chiefly British Dialect.

1. northland.

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norland British  

/ ˈnɔːlənd /

noun

1. archaic the north part of a country or the earth

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Etymology

Origin of norland

First recorded in 1570–80; reduced form

Example Sentences

Four and twanty siller bells65 Wer a' tyed till his mane, And yae tift o' the norland wind, They tinkled ane by ane.

From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) by Various

To every teat of his mane is hung a silver bell, and, 'At every tift o' the norland win' They tinkle ane by ane.'

From The Balladists Famous Scots Series by Geddie, John

Thy pale hands are folded, oh beautiful saint, Like lily-buds chilly and dew-wet, And the smile on thy lip is as solemn and faint As the beams of a norland sunset.

From The Poets and Poetry of Cecil County, Maryland by Various

As the storm-wind blows bleakly from the norland, As the snow-wind beats blindly on the moorland, As the simoom drives hot across the desert, As the thunder roars deep in the Unmeasured.

From The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Vol. I by Browning, Elizabeth Barrett

Yes, it came out long ago as 'The Tramp's Song' in Sharpe's Magazine, where I found it, and changed moor and moorland to north and norland, as better suited to our purpose.

From Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life by Campbell, John