Gretchland

Gretchland is the name for the country covering the Gretchen peninsula in the Early Mannish Age.
* List of Places
* List of Rivers in Gretchland
* List of Towns and Villages in Gretchland
==Etymology==
The name comes from the Old Adanic *gretaskiraz from *gret- 'mighty, fertile, virile' and *skiraz land, especially a clan-level division of land'. Chronologically, the toponym/polinym for Greatshire has been written as follows. The items in bold indicate the endemic pronunciation in the county of Greatshire in the time of Soren.
Gretaskiraz  ᚷᚱᛖᛏᚨᛊᚳᛁᚱᚨᛎ
Gretashira
Greateshire
Greatshire
Greatsh
Gretch + land
These orthographies mostly correspond to the sound changes that have affected the name. The dagger indicates a split caused by reanalysis, which lead to the term Gretch being used for both the country and the language. The name Greatshire has been preserved in the county name.
['gre.ta.ski.raz] > ['gre.ta.ʃi.ɾa] > ['gɾea̯t.əˌʃi.ɾɛ] > ['gɾeə̯tˌʃiːɾ.ə] > ['gɾeːtˌʃə̯iɾ]† > ['gɾeɪ̯tˌʃai̯ɾ] > ['gɻeɪ̯tˌʃai̯.ɚ] > ['gɹeɪ̯t.ʃai̯.ɚ]
†['gɾeːtʃ.ə̯iɾ] > ['gɾeːtʃ.iɾ] > ['gɾeːtʃ.əɾ] → [gɾetʃ] > ['gɻetʃ.ɚ], [gɻɛtʃ] > ['gɹɛtʃ.ɚ], [gɹɛtʃ]
==Shires==
# Grett
# Emainshire
# Skermark
# Audumbleshire
# Ettinshire
# Henseyshire
# Bragonshire
# Eldenshire
# Greshire
# Brillshire
# Muria
# Caigne (Halfling Country)
# Lemlinshire
# Dunnshire
# Arend
# Menceshire
# Asfodel
# Avenshire
# Greson
== Towns ==
== Rivers ==
See also, List of Rivers in Gretchland.
The largest and most important river in Gretchland is the Sirring, which flows out of the south side of the Soreb Mountains, joins with the Pront, and then flows to the North Sea.
== Known World ==
Category:Geography
Category:Gretchland
Category:Odenna
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