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Hallig-lunn would then mean the island that is more than a hallig; and from the similarity of the words to Heligoland a series of etymological errors may have arisen; but Hallier's derivation is, after all, only a guess. Heligoland, an island and fortress in the North Sea, lies thirty-six miles northwest of the mouth of the Elbe Hamburg.
Hallier has, however, pointed out that the Heligolanders do not use this name for their home. They call the island "det Lunn" the land; their language they call "Hollunner," and he suggests that the original name was Hallig-lunn. A hallig is a sand-island occasionally covered with water. When the Düne was connected with the rock there was a large stretch of sand covered by winter floods.
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