n. Peninsula. [ Obs. ] Knolles. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
n. [ OE. iland, yland, AS. īgland, &unr_;gland, &unr_;glond; īg, &unr_;g, island + land, lond, land. AS. īg, &unr_;g, is akin to AS. eá water, river, OHG. &unr_;uwa, G. au meadow, Icel. ey island, Dan. & Sw. ö, Goth. ahwa a stream, water, L. aqua water. The
Islands of the blessed (Myth.),
n. An inhabitant of an island. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of or pertaining to islands; full of islands. Cotgrave. [ 1913 Webster ]
prop. n. A group of about 2000 islands in the Indian ocean; also known as the
a. Of or pertaining to certain islands along the coast of South Carolina and Georgia;