Leif Ericson

noun

Ericson, Leif.

Definition for leif ericson (2 of 2)

Ericson

or Er·ics·son

[ er-ik-suh n ]

/ ˈɛr ɪk sən /

noun

Leif

[leef; Icelandic leyv] /lif; Icelandic leɪv/, flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).

Old Norse Eirikson.

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British Dictionary definitions for leif ericson (1 of 2)

Leif Ericson

/ (ˈliːf ˈɛrɪksən) /

noun

See Ericson

British Dictionary definitions for leif ericson (2 of 2)

Ericson

Ericsson

/ (ˈɛrɪksən) /

noun

Leif (liːf). 10th–11th centuries ad, Norse navigator, who discovered Vinland (?1000), variously identified as the coast of New England, Labrador, or Newfoundland; son of Eric the Red

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