Banda-ríki

Meaning of Old Norse word "banda-ríki"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

banda-ríki

n. (mod.) the United States.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛅᚾᛏᛅ-ᚱᛁᚴᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements