Helluland

English

Etymology

From Old Norse Helluland, Coined by Leif Ericson c. AD 1000 from hella (“flat stone”) + land (“land”).

Proper noun

Helluland

  1. 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

  1. Helluland: Baffin Island (an island in Nunavut, Canada, in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago)

Descendants
  • → English: Helluland
  • → French: Hellulande
  • Icelandic: Helluland, Helluland it Mikla, Litla Helluland
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