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.)
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