Vínland

Viking Language Dictionary - vínland

Meaning of Old Norse / Old Icelandic word "Vínland"

Vínland
n Vinland (place name) ‘Wine Country,’ region along the North American Atlantic; Vínland it góða ‘Wineland the Good,’ same

Possible runic inscriptions in Younger Futhark:

  • - Long branch (Danish):ᚢᛁᚾᛚᛅᚾᛏ
  • - Short twig (Swedish & Norwegian):ᚢᛁᚿᛚᛆᚿᛐ

Abbreviations used:

n
neuter
pl
plural
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