Skrælingr

Viking Language Dictionary - skrælingr

Meaning of Old Norse / Old Icelandic word "Skrælingr"

Skrælingr
<-s, -ar~-jar> m term referring to natives of North America and Greenland (derogatory)

Possible runic inscriptions in Younger Futhark:

  • - Long branch (Danish):ᛋᚴᚱᛅᛚᛁᚾᚴᚱ
  • - Short twig (Swedish & Norwegian):ᛌᚴᚱᛆᛚᛁᚿᚴᚱ

Abbreviations used:

f
feminine
m
masculine
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