Helleland

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²hɛlːəlan(d)/

Etymology 1

Semi-learned borrowing from Old Norse Helluland, from hella (“flat stone, slab”) +‎ land (“land”).

Alternative forms

• Helluland (unadapted borrowing)

Proper noun

Helleland n

1. Helluland, likely the area of modern day Baffin Island

Etymology 2

From Old Norse *Helluland, from hella (“flat stone, slab”) +‎ land (“land”).

Proper noun

Helleland n

1. A farm in Grimstad, Agder, Norway

Etymology 3

Helleland kyrkje.

From Old Norse *Helliland, from hellir (“cave”) +‎ land (“land”). Doublet of Helland.

Pronunciation

• (Eigersund) IPA^(key): /²hɛlːelanː/, (older) /²hɛdlanː/

Proper noun

Helleland n

1. A church site in Eigersund, Rogaland, Norway
2. A farm in Etne, Hordaland, Norway
3. a surname