Vín-land
Old Norse Dictionary - vín-land
Meaning of Old Norse word "vín-land"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- vín-land
- n. Wineland, the name given to the American continent discovered by the old Norsemen, Þorf. Karl., Fb. i. 538 sqq., Ann.; Vínlands ferð or -för, an expedition to Wineland, Þorf. Karl. 246, Fb. i. 541, 544.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚾ-ᛚᛅᚾᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Ann.
- Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Þorf. Karl.
- Þorfinns Saga Karlsefnis. (D. II.)