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

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norland

Ye hae the mair chance o' finding the flown birdies, that ye maybes think mair o' the bonny norland quey than ye think o' the bit Gallowa' calf.

From The Black Douglas by Frank Richards

I walk abroad on winter days, When storms have stripped the wide champaign, For northern winds have norland ways, And scents of Badenoch haunt the rain.

From The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies by John Buchan

Oh, the men of the north are stalwart, And the norland lasses fair; And cheerily breathes around us The bracing norland air.

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

Wi' a braw light o' mountain and muirland, Outflashing frae forehead and e'e, Wi' a blessing flung back to the norland, An' a thousand, dear Coquet, to thee!

From Fly Fishing in Wonderland by Klahowya

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