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Viking vs Skyr - What's the difference?

viking | skyr |

As nouns the difference between viking and skyr

is that viking is viking while skyr is a yogurt-like product made of curdled milk, curds stored up for food; a thick dairy product unique to icelandic cuisine that can be traced back to the vikings.

viking

English

(wikipedia Viking)

Alternative forms

* -terminal): ** Vikinger, vikinger ** Vikingir, vikingir ** Vikingr, vikingr * -terminal): ** Viking, viking * -initial): ** Wicking, wicking ** Wiking, wiking

Noun

(en noun)
  • (historical) One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors that raided (and then settled) the British Isles and other parts of Europe in the 8th to the 11th centuries and, according to many historians, were the first Europeans to reach North America.
  • (by extension) A stock character common in the fantasy genera, namely a barbarian, generally equipped with an ax or sword and a helmet adorned with horns.
  • (lb) A (mediaeval Scandinavian).
  • (American football) A player on the NFL team.

    • Derived terms

    * vike (jocular verb) * viking (in attributive use) * Vikingism * Vikingship

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A town in Alberta, Canada
  • A city in Minnesota

    • References

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    skyr

    English

    (wikipedia skyr)

    Noun

    (-)
  • a yogurt-like product made of curdled milk, curds stored up for food; a thick dairy product unique to Icelandic cuisine that can be traced back to the Vikings
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