Vinland

Etymology
From, coined c. AD 1000 by Leif Ericson, but of uncertain meaning because vowel length was not marked in early texts. It can therefore be either (from ) or  (from ).

Translations

 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: Vinland
 * Portuguese: Vinlândia

Etymology
, coined by around 1000 AD. The first part is often believed to be, yielding , but this word had gone obsolete at the time of the coining. Another interpretation is, from.

Proper noun

 * , Winland, likely the area of modern day Newfoundland
 * 1)  America
 * 1)  America

Related terms

 * or vìn

Proper noun

 * 1) Vinland