longship

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longship

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Inherited from Middle English *langschip, from Old English langsċip (“a longship, a large warship”), equivalent to long + ship. Cognate with German Langschiff, German Low German Langschipp, Icelandic langskip, Norwegian Bokmål langskip, Norwegian Nynorsk langskip, Dutch langschip.

noun longships · long-ship

A type of naval vessel made by the Vikings.

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noun type of Viking vessel

Español	drakkar
한국어	랑스킵 rangseukip
日本語	ロングシップ rongushippu
Português	dracar
Français	drakkar
Deutsch	Langschiff
Italiano	drakar, drakkar
Ελληνικά	ντράκαρ ntrákar
Русский	дракка́р drakkár, ладья́ ladʹjá
עברית	אונייה ארוכה \ אֳנִיָּה אֲרֻכָּה

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@misc{longship_2026,
  title = {longship},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/longship},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}