From Old Dutch holt lant ( “ wood land ” ) . A popular but false etymology holds that it is derived from hol land ( “ hollow land ” ) , inspired by the low-lying geography of both the Dutch and the English region ( Holland, Lincolnshire ). Doublet of balanda (“white, European” among Australian Aboriginals ).
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Most commonly derived from Old English hoh land ( “ spur land ” ) . However, on the basis of the topographical inappropriateness of this name and early forms, Coates and Breeze (2000) argued that the first element is a Proto-Brythonic haiw- ( “ marsh, swamp ” ) .
Borrowed from Dutch Holland , probably = Old Dutch holt ( “ wood ” ) + lant ( “ land ” ) .
From Middle Dutch Hollant , from Old Dutch * Holtland (sometimes found in Latin texts), from holt ( “ wood ” ) + lant ( “ land ” ) . A popular but false etymology holds that it is derived from hol land ( “ hollow land ” ) , inspired by the low-lying geography of the Dutch region. Doublet of Blanda .
From Middle High German Hollant , from Old Dutch Hollant .
From Middle High German Hollant , from Old Dutch Hollant .
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Does the Codex Argenteus route map the spread of fijan?
No. Werden, Prague, Stockholm, Holland, and Uppsala trace custody of four inspected evidence objects long after Gothic ceased to be a living vernacular in those places.
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Does the Codex Argenteus route map the geographic spread of fijands?
No. Werden, Prague, Stockholm, Holland, and Uppsala trace custody of evidence objects long after Gothic ceased to be a living vernacular in those places.
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Does the Codex Argenteus route map the spread of hatan?
No. It maps custody of the two directly inspected evidence objects. The codex traveled through Werden, Prague, Stockholm, Holland, and Uppsala long after Gothic ceased to be a living vernacular in those places.
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Does the Codex Argenteus custody route map the spread of hatis?
No. It maps the custody of the directly inspected evidence object. The manuscript traveled through Werden, Prague, Stockholm, Holland, and Uppsala long after Gothic ceased to be a living vernacular in those places; the other hatis tokens survive in separate witnesses.
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Does the codex’s route from Ravenna to Uppsala map the spread of spoken Gothic?
No. It maps the custody of the evidence object. The manuscript traveled through Werden, Prague, Stockholm, Holland, and Uppsala long after Gothic ceased to be a living vernacular in those places.
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