VIKING


Meaning of VIKING in English

n. & adj.

n. any of the Scandinavian seafaring pirates and traders who raided and settled in parts of NW Europe in the 8th-11th c.

adj. of or relating to the Vikings or their time.

[ ON v¡kingr, perh. f. OE wicing f. wic camp ]

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