landnám

Icelandic

noun
Definitions
  • settlement of Iceland in the 9th and 10th centuries
  • (by extension) settlement of unoccupied land

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse landnám compound from Icelandic land (country, earth, land) + Icelandic nám (studies, removal, study, studying).

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Icelandic

nám

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studies, removal, study, studying

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