Helluland
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English
Etymology
From Old Norse Helluland, Coined by Leif Ericson c. AD 1000 from hella (“flat stone”) + land (“land”).
Proper noun
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
Old Norse
Etymology
hella (“flat stone”) + land (“land”). Coined by Leif Erikson c. 1000 CE
Proper noun
Helluland n
- Helluland: Baffin Island (an island in Nunavut, Canada, in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago)
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