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Where does “skrælingi” come from?

skrælingi (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse skræll — poor, puny.

skrælingi (Old Norse): A native of Greenland or Vinland; an Inuk or...

Definitions

  1. A native of Greenland or Vinland; an Inuk or...

Ancestry of “skrælingi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskrællpoor, puny

Words derived from “skrælingi”

  • Skraeling
  • skrælling
  • skrælingi
  • kalaaleq
  • kralit
Every word from Old Norse skræll →