词汇 | greenland |
词源 | Greenlandtranslating Old Norse Groenland, so named by its discoverer (986 C.E.) because " Hann gaf nafn landinu ok kallaði Groenland, ok kvað menn þat myndu fysa þangat farar, at landit ætti nafn gott. [Islendingabok, 1122-1133] See green (adj.) + land (n.). Related: Greenlander; Greenlandish. updated on September 25, 2018 |
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