English
Sheltie
Sheltie may come from Old Norse Hjalti ‘Shetlander’.
- Old Norsec. 800–1350Hjalti‘Shetlander’uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1817Sheltie
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Norsec. 800–1350Hjalti‘Shetlander’uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1817Sheltie
Earliest quotation: 1817, Hurst: “You, sir, doubtless, are well mounted, and I, for…”
Every English word from Old Norse Hjalti
Today it means
noun A Shetland pony; by extension, any small pony.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Norse Hjalti / Sheltie