English Explanatory Dictionary

longship

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of naval vessel made by the Vikings.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-longship.wav

Word forms

longship longships long-ship

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English *langschip, from Old English langsċip (“a longship, a large warship”), equivalent to long + ship. Cognate with German Langschiff, German Low German Langschipp, Icelandic langskip, Norwegian Bokmål langskip, Norwegian Nynorsk langskip, Dutch langschip.

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