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Word: Viking
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
from Old Norse víkingr, from vík ‘creek’ or Old English wīc ‘camp, dwelling place’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈvʌɪkɪŋ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
any of the Scandinavian seafaring pirates and traders who raided and settled in many parts of north-western Europe in the 8th–11th centuries.
Short Definition:any of Scandinavian seafaring pirates and traders who raided and settled in many parts of NW Europe in 8th-11th centuries
Word: Viking
Speech Type: Other
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