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Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wīkingaz. Cognate with Old English wīċing and Old Frisian wītsing.
May be equivalent to Vík + -ingr, or the more general vík (“bay, inlet”) + -ingr. Others proposals were made, like e.g. deriving víkingr from the root related to the verb víkja (or its Proto-Germanic equivalent).
Pronunciation
- (9th century West Norse) IPA(key): /ˈwiːkinɡɹ̝/,
- (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈwiːkinɡr/
Noun
víkingr m (genitive víkings, plural víkingar)
- opportunistic seafaring adventurer out to raid and pillage, explore and settle new lands or conduct trading voyages
- pirate raider, freebooter, viking
Usage notes
- Unlike in modern English, this term only refers to a person out on the denoted activity, not to all Norse people of the time.
Declension
Declension of víkingr (strong a-stem)
Descendants
All descendants are learned borrowings.
References
- ^ Eldar Heide (2005) Viking — ‘rower shifting'?