The Vikings were people who sailed from Scandinavia and attacked villages in most parts of north-western Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries.
Viking in British English
(ˈvaɪkɪŋ)
noun(sometimes not capital)
1. Also called: Norseman, Northman
any of the Danes, Norwegians, and Swedes who raided by sea most of N and W Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries, later often settling, as in parts of Britain
2.
any sea rover, plunderer, or pirate
3.
either of two unmanned American spacecraft that reached Mars in 1976
4. (modifier)
of, relating to, or characteristic of a Viking or Vikings
a Viking ship
Word origin
C19: from Old Norse vīkingr, probably from vīk creek, sea inlet + -ingr (see -ing3); perhaps related to Old English wīc camp
viking in American English
(ˈvaɪkɪŋ)
noun
[alsoV-]
any of the Scandinavian sea rovers and pirates who ravaged the coasts of Europe from the 8th to the 10th cent.
Word origin
ON vikingr: orig. uncert.
Examples of 'Viking' in a sentence
Viking
It was probably something much more prosaic, like "peninsula" in Viking.
Peter Robinson AFTERMATH (2001)
The beading made up swirls and whorls in a pattern that reminded Holly of the decoration on Viking longboats.