English
Ulster
Ulster may come from Old Norse Uladztir.
- Old Norsec. 800–1350Uladztiruncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 2018Ulster
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Old Norsec. 800–1350Uladztiruncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 2018Ulster
Earliest quotation: 2018, Lyme diseases cases spiked by 50 percent in Dutchess in 2017: “Ulster County saw a smaller, but still dramatic spike…”
Every English word from Old Norse Uladztir
Today it means
name The northern province of Ireland, made up of all six Northern Irish counties and three counties in the Republic of Ireland.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Norse Uladztir / Ulster