Longship

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A type of naval vessel made by the Vikings.
  2. 2
    a type of ship invented and used by the Vikings for trade, commerce, exploration, and warfare during the Viking Age. wordnet

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"The vikings sailed in a longship."

Etymology

From Middle English *langschip, from Old English langsċip (“a longship, a large warship”), equivalent to long + ship. Cognate with German Langschiff, Swedish långskepp, Icelandic langskip, Norwegian langskip, Dutch langschip.

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