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Markland¹

Where it comes from

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

proper noun

  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.

markland²

Where it comes from

From mark + land.

noun marklands · merkland

  1. An old Scots unit of measure equal to eight ouncelands.

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@misc{markland_2026,
  title = {markland},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/markland},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}