Contionary:Skundaf

Skundavisk

Etymology

From Middle Skundavisk Skundaf, Skundhaf, from Old Skundavisk Skundehaf, Skunduhaf, Skunduhauē, Skunduhabei, from Halmisk ᛊᚲᚢᚾᛞᚢ ᚻᚨᛒᚨᛁ (Skundu Habai), ᛊᚲᚢᚾᛞᚢᛉ ᚻᚨᛒᚨᛁ (Skunduŕ Habai), literally fast way to the sea, from Proto-Germanic *skunduz + *habai, dative of *habą. Originally a compound word referring to the coastal area of Kijl, Skundaf came to be understood as a single word rather than a compound when skund fell out of use. It underwent a radical reduction through syncope in the Old Skundavisk time and fell out of use as a name of the region at the same time, replaced by Holtsat, but had become the name of the whole kingdom of the Halms (in the form Skundafland) as the Germanic tribes of the country were unified under Halmish rule in the 5th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʃʊndaɸ/

Proper noun

Skundaf n. (genitive Skundaves, no plural)

1. Shoundave (historical region around Kijl where the Halms lived and the Kingdom of Skundafland arose)

   Skundaf was thet ålde name thes Kijl gebieds.

   Shoundave was the old name of the Kijl region.