Skraeling

English

Etymology

After Old Norse skrælingi (of disputed etymology), the Norse name for the native inhabitants of Greenland and continental North America.

Noun

Skraeling (plural Skraelings)

1. A member of a race of native people encountered by early Norse settlers to Greenland, often equated with Inuit or American Indians.

Translations

Skraeling

• Danish: skrælling c
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• Swedish: skräling c

Proper noun

Skraeling

1. A little-known language once spoken by the now extinct Beothuk Indians of Newfoundland (also called Beothuk or Red Indian).