VIKING


Meaning of VIKING in English

[ 'vʌɪkɪŋ ]

■ noun any of the Scandinavian seafaring pirates and traders who raided and settled in many parts of NW Europe in the 8th–11th centuries.

Origin

from ON víkingr , from vík 'creek' or OE wīc 'camp, dwelling place'.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.