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helluland

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hel-lu-land
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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.

Etymology

From Old Norse Helluland, coined by norse explorer Leif Erikson c. 1000 CE from hella (“flat stone”) + land (“land”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Frequently Paired Words

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Questions

What does helluland mean?
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.
Where does helluland come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

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