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Helluland

Helluland proper noun: the name given by the Icelandic Norseman Leif Erikson to the portion of North America in modern-day Baffin Island, Canada when he arrived there circa 1000 CE.

Proper noun

Helluland

  1. The name given by the Icelandic Norseman Leif Erikson to the portion of North America in modern-day Baffin Island, Canada when he arrived there circa 1000 CE.

Origin of Helluland

From Old Norse Helluland, coined by norse explorer Leif Erikson c. 1000 CE from hella (“flat stone”) + land (“land”).

Questions about Helluland

What does Helluland mean?
Helluland means the name given by the Icelandic Norseman Leif Erikson to the portion of North America in modern-day Baffin Island, Canada when he arrived there circa 1000 CE.
What part of speech is Helluland?
Helluland is a proper noun.

Words near Helluland in the dictionary

  1. Hellstromism
  2. Hellstroms
  3. hellthread
  4. hellthreads
  5. Helltown
  6. Helluland
  7. helluo
  8. helluo librorum
  9. helluones librorum
  10. helluos
  11. helluv

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