Viking


Vi·king

noun \ˈvī-kiŋ\

Definition of VIKING

1
a : one of the pirate Norsemen plundering the coasts of Europe in the 8th to 10th centuries b not capitalized : sea rover

Origin of VIKING

Old Norse vīkingr
First Known Use: 1807

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