English Explanatory Dictionary

Markland

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The name given by the Icelandic Norseman Leif Erikson to the portion of North America in modern-day Labrador, Canada when he arrived there circa 1000 AD.
  2. A surname.
  3. A settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
  4. An unincorporated community in Switzerland County, Indiana, United States.
noun
  1. An old Scots unit of measure equal to eight ouncelands.

Word forms

Markland marklands merkland

Etymology

From Old Norse, coined by Leif Ericson, circa 1000 AD, compound of mark + land.

Derived words

Marklandic
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