marklandEtymologyFrom Old Norse, coined by Leif Ericson, circa 1000 AD, compound of mark + land.nameThe 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.A surname.A settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.An unincorporated community in Switzerland County, Indiana, United States.nounAn old Scots unit of measure equal to eight ouncelands.