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Skraeling

Pronunciation: /ˈskreɪlɪŋ/

Definition of Skraeling

noun

  • an Inuit or other indigenous inhabitant of Greenland or Vinland (on the NE coast of North America) at the time of early Norse settlement.

Origin:

from Old Norse Skræling(j)ar (plural)

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