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viking

/ˈvaɪkɪŋ/VIGH-king
/ˈvaɪkɪŋ/VIGH-king

Meaningcreek-dweller

Common meaning: a Norse seafaring raider

Journey through time

  1. Old Norse (Icelandic)vikingr‘a sea-rover’source
  2. Old Englishwicingsource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa sea-rover → a Norse seafaring raiderviking‘a Norse seafaring raider’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old Norse (Icelandic) vikingr ‘creek-dweller’.

Roots

  • vikingr Old Norse (Icelandic) “creek-dweller”

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