longship

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noun

A type of naval vessel made by the Vikings.

OriginMiddle English *langschip ← Old English langsċip →
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Meanings

nounlongship (plural longships)

plural longships · alternative long-ship

  1. A type of naval vessel made by the Vikings.

Origin

  1. Old Englishlangsċip“a longship, a large warship”
  2. Middle English*langschip
  3. Englishlongship

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.

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Translations

Danish langskib
  • langskibtype of Viking vessel
Dutch snek, langschip
  • snektype of Viking vessel
  • langschiptype of Viking vessel
Finnish pitkävene, viikinkilaiva
  • pitkävenetype of Viking vessel
  • viikinkilaivatype of Viking vessel
French drakkar
  • drakkartype of Viking vessel
German Langschiff
  • Langschifftype of Viking vessel
Greek ντράκαρ
  • ντράκαρ (ntrákar)type of Viking vessel
Hebrew אונייה ארוכה \ אֳנִיָּה אֲרֻכָּה
  • אונייה ארוכה \ אֳנִיָּה אֲרֻכָּהtype of Viking vessel
Hungarian hosszúhajó
  • hosszúhajótype of Viking vessel
Icelandic langskip
  • langskiptype of Viking vessel
Italian drakar, drakkar
  • drakartype of Viking vessel
  • drakkartype of Viking vessel
Japanese ロングシップ
  • ロングシップ (rongushippu)type of Viking vessel
Korean 랑스킵
  • 랑스킵 (rangseukip)type of Viking vessel
Latin ceola
  • ceolatype of Viking vessel
Lithuanian drakaras
  • drakarastype of Viking vessel
Norwegian Bokmål langskip
  • langskiptype of Viking vessel
Portuguese dracar
  • dracartype of Viking vessel
Russian дракка́р, ладья́
  • дракка́р (drakkár)type of Viking vessel
  • ладья́ (ladʹjá)type of Viking vessel
Spanish drakkar
  • drakkartype of Viking vessel
Swedish långskepp
  • långskepptype of Viking vessel
Turkish uzun gemi
  • uzun gemitype of Viking vessel

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APA

longship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/longship

MLA

“longship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/longship. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “longship,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/longship.

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