longship

English

Alternative forms

  • long-ship

Etymology

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.

Noun

longship (plural longships)

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

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