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)
- A member of a race of native people encountered by early Norse settlers to Greenland, often equated with Inuit or American Indians.
Translations
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Proper noun
Skraeling
- A little-known language once spoken by the now extinct Beothuk Indians of Newfoundland (also called Beothuk or Red Indian).