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

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Example Sentences

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norland

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

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 John Geddie

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

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 Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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

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