sea king

English

Etymology

Calque of Old Norse sækonungr.

Noun

sea king (plural sea kings)

  1. (historical) A Viking pirate chief.
  2. (mythology or fiction) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: A ruler of the seas, e.g. Poseidon.

References

“sea king”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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