Vinland

//ˈvɪnlənd// name

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

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greenlandhellulandicelandmarkland

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"The fact next in importance that this history establishes is that the first of the Northmen to set foot on the shores of Vinland was Leif Ericson."

Etymology

From Old Norse, coined c. AD 1000 by Leif Ericson, but of uncertain meaning because vowel length was not marked in early texts. It can therefore be either Vínland (“Wineland”) (from vín (“wine”)) or Vinland (“meadowland”) (from vin (“meadow, pasture”)).

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