Icel.

American

Or Icel.

abbreviation

Iceland.
Icelandic.

Içel British

/ iːˈtʃɛl /

noun

another name for Mersin

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Thus greyhound means hound-hound, the first syllable representing Icel. grey, a dog.

From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Weekley, Ernest

AS. br?w eyebrow, influenced by the allied Icel. br? eyebrow, bank, also akin to AS. br? yebrow.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah

Schlafratte; it is not a corruption of Fr. dormeuse; Skeat suggests a connexion with Icel. d�r, benumbed, cf.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" by Various

Ling, Icel., the heath or heather plant: ljung I take to be the same word.

From Notes and Queries, Number 180, April 9, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Bell, George

Sw. backe hill, Dan. bakke, Icel. bakki hill, bank.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah

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