skræling

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse skrælingi, possibly derived from skrá (“skin”), referring to the leather clothes worn by native population encountered by Norse sea-farers.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²skreːlɪŋ/, /²skræːlɪŋ/

Noun

skræling m (definite singular skrælingen, indefinite plural skrælingar, definite plural skrælingane)

  1. (historical) a Skraeling
  2. a weakling
  3. a lone person

References
  • “skræling”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
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