longship

Meaning

A type of naval vessel made by the Vikings.

Synonyms

boat

⛵

Norman boat

Translations

drakkar

-e

Boot - s

Boot

⛵

drakkar

barque

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: *langschip

Inherited from Old English: langscip

Cognate with German: Langschiff

Cognate with Swedish: långskepp

Cognate with Icelandic: langskip

Cognate with Norwegian: langskip

Cognate with Dutch: langschip

In summary

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