Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vinland

/ˈvɪnlənd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

Syllables: vin-land
IPA: /ˈvɪnlənd/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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.

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”)).

Inflected Forms

Vineland (alternative) Winland (alternative) Wineland (alternative)

Derived Forms

Vinlandic

Frequently Paired Words

Markland Helluland Greenland Iceland

Rhymes With

finland inland

Questions

How do you pronounce vinland?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvɪnlənd/.
What does vinland mean?: 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.
Where does vinland come from?: 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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