longship

Meaning

Noun

A type of naval vessel made by the Vikings.

Origin

From Middle English *langschip, from Old English langscip ("a longship, a large warship"), equivalent to long + ship. Cognate with German Langschiff, Swedish långskepp, Icelandic langskip, Norwegian langskip, Dutch langschip.

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