Helluland
English edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse Helluland, Coined by Leif Ericson c. AD 1000 from hella (“flat stone”) + land (“land”).
Proper noun edit
Helluland
- The name given by the Icelandic Norseman Leifur Eiríksson to the portion of North America in modern-day Baffin Island, Canada when he arrived there circa 1000 AD.
Coordinate terms edit
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
hella (“flat stone”) + land (“land”). Coined by Leif Erikson c. 1000 CE
Proper noun edit
Helluland n
- Helluland: Baffin Island (an island in Nunavut, Canada, in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago)
Descendants edit
- → English: Helluland
- → French: Hellulande
- Icelandic: Helluland, Helluland it Mikla, Litla Helluland