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longship

longship noun: a type of naval vessel made by the Vikings.

Noun

longship (plural longships)

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

Forms of longship

plurallongships
alternative formlong-ship

Origin of longship

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.

Questions about longship

What does longship mean?
Longship means a type of naval vessel made by the Vikings.
What part of speech is longship?
Longship is a noun.
What is the plural of longship?
The plural of longship is longships.

Words near longship in the dictionary

  1. longs.
  2. longschat pine
  3. Longsdon
  4. Longshan
  5. longshanks
  6. longship
  7. longships
  8. longshoot
  9. longshoots
  10. longshore
  11. longshore drift

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