The story
- Old Norse · borrowed fromHelluland
- English todayHelluland
From Old Norse Helluland, coined by norse explorer Leif Erikson c. 1000 CE from hella (“flat stone”) + land (“land”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Helluland
Today it 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. Full definition →
Old Norse Helluland