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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

longship

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables
long-ship
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of naval vessel made by the Vikings.

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *langschip, langsċip

Inflected Forms

longships (plural) long-ship (alternative)

Questions

What does longship mean?
A type of naval vessel made by the Vikings.
Where does longship come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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