viking

== English == === Noun === viking (plural vikings) Alternative letter-case form of Viking. === Anagrams === Kinvig == Czech == === Etymology === Borrowed from Old Norse víkingr. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈvɪkɪŋk] === Noun === viking m anim alternative letter-case form of Viking ==== Declension ==== == Danish == === Etymology 1 === Learned borrowing from Old Norse víkingr m. Used since 17th century. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): [ˈvikeŋ] ==== Noun ==== viking c (singular definite vikingen, plural indefinite vikinger) Viking ===== Declension ===== ==== References ==== “viking” in Den Danske Ordbog === Etymology 2 === From Old Norse víking (fem.). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): [ˈvikeŋ] ==== Noun ==== viking Viking sea journey, Viking raid == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vi.kiŋ/ === Adjective === viking (plural vikings) Relating to the Vikings === Further reading === “viking”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === Borrowed from Old Norse víkingr. Borrowed into Norwegian not before 17th century, when it first came in use in Swedish and Danish (see Swedish viking). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /²ʋiːkiŋ/ === Noun === viking m (definite singular vikingen, indefinite plural vikinger, definite plural vikingene) a Viking ==== Derived terms ==== vikingskip vikingtid === References === “viking” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [²ʋiː.kɪŋ], [²ʋiː.çɪŋ] Rhymes: -iːkɪŋ, -iːçɪŋ === Etymology 1 === Learned borrowing from Old Norse víkingr, from Proto-Germanic *wīkingaz. Borrowed into Norwegian not before 17th century, when it first came in use in Swedish (see Swedish viking) and Danish (see Danish viking). ==== Noun ==== viking m (definite singular vikingen, indefinite plural vikingar, definite plural vikingane) a Viking ===== Derived terms ===== vikingskip vikingtid ===== Related terms ===== Viking (“male given name”) === Etymology 2 === From Old Norse víking. ==== Noun ==== viking f (definite singular vikinga, indefinite plural vikinger, definite plural vikingene) (historical) a freebooting voyage, piracy fara i viking ― go on a voyage (to raid) === Etymology 3 === From vik (“bay”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): [²ʋiː.kɪŋ] ==== Noun ==== viking m (definite singular vikingen, indefinite plural vikingar, definite plural vikingane) an inhabitant of a bay (vik) (usually used as an ending in demonyms, see -viking) === Etymology 4 === From vika (“to yield, give away”) (or its alternative form vikja). Compare to Swedish vikning (“aliasing”) ==== Alternative forms ==== vikning (Bokmål also) ==== Noun ==== viking f (definite singular vikinga, indefinite plural vikinger, definite plural vikingene) a turning (from the norm, way or frequency) ===== See also ===== avvik === References === “viking” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English viking, from Old Norse víkingr. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Brazil) -ikĩ === Noun === viking m or f by sense (plural vikings) alternative form of víquingue === Adjective === viking m or f (plural vikings or viking) alternative form of víquingue === Further reading === “viking”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “viking”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French viking. Doublet of viteaz. === Noun === viking m (plural vikingi) Viking ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Noun === viking m (plural vikings) alternative form of vikingo == Swedish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Old Norse víkingr. In a modern context, it was first used by Verelius and Rugman in the 17th century. It was made popular by Tegnér in the 19th century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /²viːˌkɪŋ/ === Noun === viking c a Viking (dated) only used in i viking; a Viking expedition Synonym: vikingatåg ==== Usage notes ==== Compounds are almost always formed with vikinga-. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== drakskepp (“dragon ship”) långskepp (“longship”) runsten (“runestone”) === References === “viking”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) viking in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922) === Anagrams === knivig