Skrælingjar

Old Norwegian Dictionary - skrælingjar

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "skrælingjar" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

skrælingjar: skrælingar eller skrælingjar, m. pl. Skræ- linger, Navnet paa Grønlands og Vin-lands oprindelige Beboere; þar hafðiþesskonar þjóð farit, er Vínland hefirbygt ok Grœnlendingar kalla SkrælingaÍsl. 6 (913); þeir börðust við Skrælingjaþar á Vínlandi Eb. 48 (922); Skrælingarskutu á þá um stund en flýja síðaní burt sem ákafast, hverr sem máttiFlat. I, 54210; eptir þann vetr hinnfyrsta kom sumar, þá urðu þeir varirvið Skrælingja, ok fór þar ór skógifram mikill flokkr manna Flat. I,5459. 11. 14. 19. 24. 5468. 10. 12.

Part of speech: m pl

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚴᚱᛅᛚᛁᚿᚵᛁᛆᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

pl.: Pluralis.

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