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Icelandish

The English word “Icelandish” has 4 meanings listed here.

proper noun

  1. Icelandic (North Germanic tongue; Iceland's official language).

adjective

  1. Icelandic (of or relating to the North Germanic language spoken in Iceland).
  2. Icelandic (of or relating to the natives or inhabitants of Iceland).
  3. Icelandic (of, relating to, or originating from Iceland).

Etymology

From Middle English *Islandish, *Islondisch, equivalent to Iceland + -ish. Compare Dutch IJslands, German Isländisch, Danish islandsk, Icelandic íslenskur.

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