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longship.

A type of naval vessel made by the Vikings.

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Meaning & usage

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

Where this word comes from

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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