Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sea king

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.81 in modern English

Syllables: sea k-ing
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Viking pirate chief.

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: A ruler of the seas, e.g. Poseidon.

Etymology

Calque of Old Norse sækonungr.

Inflected Forms

sea kings (plural)

Questions

What does sea king mean?: A Viking pirate chief.
Where does sea king come from?: Calque of Old Norse sækonungr.

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