Definition of wayland Wayland

/wejˈlʌnd/ - [weylund] - Way•land

We found 3 definitions of wayland from 3 different sources.

What does wayland mean?

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wayland - (European mythology) a supernatural smith and king of the elves; identified with Norse Volund
		Wayland the Smith, Wieland
		europe the nations of the European continent collectively; "the Marshall Plan helped Europe recover from World War II"

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Wayland was the Germanic god of blacksmiths. In Anglo-Saxon writing, he appears in "Deor", "Waldere" and in "Beowulf" and the legend is shown on the Franks Casket.

Wayland is connected with Wayland's Smithy, a burial mound in Oxfordshire. This was named by the Saxons, but it was there before them. The place has a superstition that says that if a horse is left there overnight with a small silver coin ("groat"), it would have new shoes by morning.