Helleland
Norwegian Nynorsk
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editSemi-learned borrowing from Old Norse Helluland, from hella (“flat stone, slab”) + land (“land”).
Alternative forms
edit- Helluland (unadapted borrowing)
Proper noun
editHelleland n
- Helluland, likely the area of modern day Baffin Island
Etymology 2
editFrom Old Norse *Helluland, from hella (“flat stone, slab”) + land (“land”).
Proper noun
editHelleland n
Etymology 3
editFrom Old Norse *Helliland, from hellir (“cave”) + land (“land”). Doublet of Helland.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editHelleland n
Categories:
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms with IPA pronunciation
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms borrowed from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk semi-learned borrowings from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk proper nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk neuter nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Old Norse
- nn:Places in Norway
- Norwegian Nynorsk doublets
- nn:Places in Rogaland
- nn:Places in Hordaland
- Norwegian Nynorsk surnames