skräling
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse skrælingi, ultimately of unclear origin.
Noun
skräling c
- (historical) a Skraeling; an Inuit or Native American as viewed by Norse settlers.
- 2017 March 4, Dick Harrison, “”Fick vikingar barn med indianer?” [”Did Vikings have children with Native Americans?”]”, in Svenska Dagbladet:
- I sagorna skildras skrälingarna som fula, fientliga främlingar med besynnerligt hår, stora ögon och breda kindknotor; det görs klart att de kunde dödas utan samvetsbetänkligheter.
- In the sagas, the Skraelings are portrayed as ugly, hostile strangers with strange hair, large eyes and wide cheekbones; it is made clear that they could be killed without scruples.
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Declension
| Declension of skräling | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | skräling | skrälingen | skrälingar | skrälingarna |
| Genitive | skrälings | skrälingens | skrälingars | skrälingarnas |
Further reading
- skräling in Svensk ordbok.
skrälingar on the Swedish Wikipedia.Wikipedia sv