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aland^¹

/əˈland/ UK

Rhymes with -ænd

Where it comes from

From Middle English aland, alond, alonde, o lande, from Old English on lande (“on land”), equivalent to a- + land.

adverb

not comparable, obsolete On dry land, as opposed to in the water. I maruell how the Fishes liue in the Sea […] Why, as Men doe a-land.
archaic, not comparable, poetic To the land; ashore. Henry the Eighth […] departed out of England from Sowthampton, with a great navy of shipps to set that company aland in Spayne, for to helpe the kynge of Spayne agaynste the Frenche kynge […]

Aland^²

proper noun Åland

alternative Alternative spelling of Åland

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@misc{aland_2026,
  title = {aland},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aland},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}