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Kvenland
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English
Alternative forms
Qvenland, Quenland, Cwenland, Kænland
Etymology
Possibly en ang cwēn and land. Compare en Kven.
Proper noun
en historical An ancient area of Fennoscandia and Scandinavia.
en Charles Kingsley Hereward the Wake London Nelson 1866 10 166 “Nurse,” said Torfrida to the old Lapp woman “I will make a charm that will bring him to you, were all the icebergs of Quenland between you and him[.]”