Viking

== English == === Alternative forms === === Etymology === Borrowed from Old Norse víkingr (“Viking”). Already in Old English as wīċing and Old Frisian wītsing, but assumed extinct in Middle English and borrowed anew in the 19th century; any survivals in dialect through the Middle Ages are unknown. Old Norse víkingr itself is from Old Norse vík (“inlet, cove, fjord”) + -ingr (“one belonging to, one who frequents”) (the -r is the nominative desinence). Thus, “one from or who frequents the sea’s inlets”. The Old English and Anglo-Frisian form, existing since at least the eighth century, could also have been derived from or influenced by Old English wīc (“camp”), on account of the temporary encampments which were often a prominent feature of the Vikings’ raids. Others proposals were made, like e.g. deriving víkingr from the root related to the verb víkja or deriving both English and Old Norse words to *wīkingaz related to víkja or wīc. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvaɪkɪŋ/ Rhymes: -aɪkɪŋ === Noun === Viking (plural Vikings) (historical) Scandinavian/Northern European seafarers, most familiarly raiders and pirates during the Viking age. (by extension, fantasy) A stock character common in the fantasy genre, namely a barbarian, generally equipped with an axe or sword and a helmet adorned with horns. (colloquial) A Norseman (medieval Scandinavian). (colloquial, humorous, mildly offensive) An ethnic Swede, Norwegian, Dane, Icelander or Faroe Islander. (American football) A player on the Minnesota Vikings NFL team. (Japan) buffet; smorgasbord ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Proper noun === Viking A sea area between Scotland and Norway A town in Alberta, Canada. A city in Minnesota. ==== References ==== === Anagrams === Kinvig == Czech == === Alternative forms === viking === Etymology === Borrowed from Old Norse víkingr. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈvɪkɪŋk] === Noun === Viking m anim Viking ==== Declension ==== == Dutch == === Alternative forms === Wiking (dated, superseded) === Etymology === From Old Norse víkingr. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvi.kɪŋ/ Hyphenation: Vi‧king === Noun === Viking m (plural Vikingen, no diminutive) a Viking == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Old Norse víkingr (“Viking”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vi.kiŋ/ === Noun === Viking m or f by sense (plural Vikings) (historical) Viking ==== Derived terms ==== maladie des Vikings === Further reading === “Viking”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Old Norse Víkingr, from víkingr (“Viking”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /²viːçɪŋ/, /²viːkɪŋ/ Homophone: viking === Proper noun === Viking m (definite Vikingen) a male given name from Old Norse, meaning “Viking” === References === Eivind Vågslid (1988), “Viking”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 401 == Slovak == === Etymology === Derived from Old Norse víkingr. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvikiŋɡ/ === Noun === Viking m pers (genitive singular Vikinga, nominative plural Vikingovia, genitive plural Vikingov, declension pattern of chlap) Viking ==== Declension ==== === References === “Viking”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026 == Swedish == === Etymology === Originally a nickname, appearing in runestones, from Old Norse víkingr (“a Viking”). Revived as a given name since 1829. === Proper noun === Viking c (genitive Vikings) a male given name from Old Norse === Anagrams === knivig