Viking

noun

Vi·​king ˈvī-kiŋ 

1

a

: one of the pirate Norsemen plundering the coasts of Europe in the 8th to 10th centuries

b

not capitalized : sea rover

2

: scandinavian

Word History

Etymology

Old Norse vīkingr

First Known Use

1795, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

Viking

noun

Vi·​king ˈvī-kiŋ 

: one of the Scandinavians who raided or invaded the coasts of Europe in the 8th to 10th centuries