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WAYLAND

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Overview

WAYLAND (noun)
  The noun WAYLAND has 1 sense:

1. (European mythology) a supernatural smith and king of the elves; identified with Norse Volundplay

  Familiarity information: WAYLAND used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


WAYLAND (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(European mythology) a supernatural smith and king of the elves; identified with Norse Volund

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Wayland; Wayland the Smith; Wieland

Instance hypernyms:

mythical being (an imaginary being of myth or fable)

Domain category:

mythology (myths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person)

Domain region:

Europe (the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use 'Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles)


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