Viking (band)
WordNet

noun


(1)   Any of the Scandinavian people who raided the coasts of Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries
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Alternative spellings


-forms (-terminal):
    • Vikinger, vikinger
    • Vikingir, vikingir
    • Vikingr, vikingr

-forms (-initial, [ŋ]-terminal):
-forms (-initial):

Etymology


Cognate with , , and (da), (no), (sv), with and (fo), (is), and with ; all of which and are from (existing therein since the late-tenth century; itself cognate with and , ; compare and ), from + = “one from or who frequents the sea’s inlets”, possibly from (existing therein since at least the eighth century), if so, then probably from , so named on account of the temporary encampments which were often a prominent feature of the Vikings’ raids.

Noun



  1. One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors that raided (and then settled) the British Isles and other parts of Europe in the 8th to the 11th centuries.

Proper noun



  1. derived from the Swedish noun , used since the 19th century.
 
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