skræling

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Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse skrælingi, possibly derived from skrá (skin), referring to the leather clothes worn by native population encountered by Norse sea-farers.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /²skreːlɪŋ/, /²skræːlɪŋ/

Noun[edit]

skræling m (definite singular skrælingen, indefinite plural skrælingar, definite plural skrælingane)

  1. (historical) a Skraeling
  2. a weakling
  3. a lone person

References[edit]

  • “skræling”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016