sea king

American  

noun

1. one of the piratical Scandinavian chiefs who ravaged the coasts of medieval Europe.

2. (initial capital letters) a twin-engine U.S. Navy helicopter for rescue work and antisubmarine warfare.

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sea king British  

noun

1. any of the greater Viking pirate chiefs who led raids on the coasts of early medieval Europe

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Etymology

Origin of sea king

1575–85; translation of Old Norse sǣkonungr; cognate with Old English sǣcyning

Example Sentences

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sea king

Thus pressed, the gleeman took his harp and sang an old Scandinavian song of the first sea king who invaded England, Ragnar Lodbrok.

From Alfgar the Dane or the Second Chronicle of Aescendune by Crake, A. D. (Augustine David)

Hail! all hail! to the old sea king; to the mighty trader!

From The Life of a Celebrated Buccaneer A Page of Past History for the Use of the Children of To-day by Clynton, Richard

Over the land old Bar-rule rose up like a sea king with hoar-frost on his forehead, and the smoke began to lift from the chimneys of the town at his feet.

From The Manxman A Novel - 1895 by Caine, Hall, Sir

Meiris-haugr therefore might have been synonymous with the how, or tumulus of this fabulous sea king.

From Notice of Runic Inscriptions Discovered during Recent Excavations in the Orkneys by Farrer, James Anson

Now Grotti, which ground either gold or peace for King Frodi as he willed, was stolen by a sea king named Mysing, who set the mill to grind white salt for his ships.

From The Pilots of Pomona by Leighton, Robert