Skrælingjar
Old Norse Dictionary - skrælingjar
Meaning of Old Norse word "skrælingjar"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skrælingjar
- m. pl. the Esquimaux, the name given them by the old Norsemen, Ib. 9, Eb. 252, Þorf. Karl. passim, Fb. i. 545, Ann. 1379.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚱᛅᛚᛁᚾᚴᛁᛅᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Ann.
- Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Þorf. Karl.
- Þorfinns Saga Karlsefnis. (D. II.)