Viking en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈvaɪkɪŋ/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Norse víkingr (“Viking”). Already in Old English as wīċing and Old Frisian wītsing, but assumed extinct in Middle English and borrowed anew in the 19th century; any survivals in dialect through the Middle Ages are unknown. Old Norse víkingr itself is from Old Norse vík (“inlet, cove, fjord”) + -ingr (“one belonging to, one who frequents”) (the -r is the nominative desinence). Thus, “one from or who frequents the sea’s inlets”. The Old English and Anglo-Frisian form, existing since at least the eighth century, could also have been derived from or influenced by Old English wīc (“camp”), on account of the temporary encampments which were often a prominent feature of the Vikings’ raids. Others proposals were made, like e.g. deriving víkingr from the root related to the verb víkja or deriving both English and Old Norse words to *wīkingaz related to víkja or wīc.
Meanings
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(historical) Scandinavian/Northern European seafarers, most familiarly raiders and pirates during the Viking age.
Henchmen had placed, as was their habit, each warrior's gear and trappings above his pile of skins. Thus you could see the burnished helmet of each warrior set in readiness above his head. It was the Viking habit.
1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 33:
- (broadly) A stock character common in the fantasy genre, namely a barbarian, generally equipped with an axe or sword and a helmet adorned with horns.
- (colloquial) A Norseman (medieval Scandinavian).
- (colloquial, humorous, mildly, offensive) An ethnic Swede, Norwegian, Dane, Icelander or Faroe Islander.
- A player on the Minnesota Vikings NFL team.
- (Japan) buffet; smorgasbord
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vikings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
vike · viking · Vikingism · Vikes · Vikinglike · Viking disease · Vikingness · Viking ship · Viking Age · Striking Viking
Translations (52)
acw فايكنق (One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors) · ang wicing (One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors) · nb viking (One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors) · tr viking (One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors) · pt víquingue (One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors) · sw Mvikingi (One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors) · de Wikinger (One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors) · mr व्हायकिंग (One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors) · sk Viking (One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors) · ga Lochlannach (One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors) · ja ヴァイキング (One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors) · pt viquingue (One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors) · nds-de Wikingers (One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors) · ga Uigingeach (One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors) · gl viquingo (One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors) · it vichingo (One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors) · th ชาวไวกิง (One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors) · he וִיקִינְג (One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors) · kmr vîkîng (One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors) · hy վիկինգ (One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors) · sh viking (One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors) · eo vikingo (One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors) · vo viken (One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors) · et viiking (One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors) · es vikingo (One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors) · nl viking (One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors) · gd Lochlannach (One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors) · ru ви́кинг (One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors) · sv viking (One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors) · ro viking (One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors) · fi viikinki (One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors) · ko 바이킹 (One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors) · yi וויקינג (One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors) · fo víkingur (One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors) · nn viking (One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors) · pl wiking (One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors) · vi người Viking (One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors) · da viking (One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors) · fy wytsing (One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors) · bg викинг (One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors) · el Βίκινγκ (One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors) · ar أُرْدَمَانِيّ (One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors) · non víkingr (One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors) · hu viking (One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors) · lt vikingas (One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors) · arz ڤايكينج (One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors) · ka ვიკინგი (One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors) · ca víking (One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors) · is víkingur (One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors) · fr Viking (One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors) · sh викинг (One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors) · cmn 維京人 /维京人 (One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors)