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karve

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

a multipurpose intermediate size Viking longship

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: government, military, naval, navy, politics, war

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse karfi, or one of its descendants, potentially Swedish karve, or Danish karve.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: karve — ship
  • Icelandic: karfi — ship
  • Norwegian Bokmål: karv — ship
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: karv — ship
  • Old Norse: karfi — ship
  • Swedish: karve — ship
  • Old Swedish: karve — ship