Helluland

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Etymology

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

Proper noun

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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.

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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hella (flat stone) +‎ land (land). Coined by Leif Erikson c. 1000 CE

Proper noun

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Helluland n

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

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