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

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 Buchan, 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

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

They want the caller red that the norland breeze puts on the cheeks o' our Scottish gilpies.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. 9 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