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longship

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A type of naval vessel made by the Vikings.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

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.

Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: դրակար (drakar) — type of Viking vessel
  • Danish: langskib — type of Viking vessel
  • Dutch: snek — type of Viking vessel
  • Dutch: langschip — type of Viking vessel
  • Faroese: langskip — type of Viking vessel
  • Finnish: pitkävene — type of Viking vessel
  • Finnish: viikinkilaiva — type of Viking vessel
  • French: drakkar — type of Viking vessel
  • German: Langschiff — type of Viking vessel
  • Greek: ντράκαρ (ntrákar) — type of Viking vessel
  • Hebrew: אונייה ארוכה \ אֳנִיָּה אֲרֻכָּה — type of Viking vessel
  • Hungarian: hosszúhajó — type of Viking vessel
  • Icelandic: langskip — type of Viking vessel
  • Italian: drakar — type of Viking vessel
  • Italian: drakkar — type of Viking vessel
  • Japanese: ロングシップ (rongushippu) — type of Viking vessel
  • Korean: 랑스킵 (rangseukip) — type of Viking vessel
  • Latin: ceola — type of Viking vessel
  • Lithuanian: drakaras — type of Viking vessel
  • Manx: birling — type of Viking vessel
  • Norwegian Bokmål: langskip — type of Viking vessel
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: langskip — type of Viking vessel
  • Old Norse: langskip — type of Viking vessel
  • Portuguese: dracar — type of Viking vessel
  • Russian: дракка́р (drakkár) — type of Viking vessel
  • Russian: ладья́ (ladʹjá) — type of Viking vessel
  • Spanish: drakkar — type of Viking vessel
  • Swedish: långskepp — type of Viking vessel
  • Turkish: uzun gemi — type of Viking vessel