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and fearlessness were core values to the Viking Age. These principal values and convictions were displayed in the tactics of Viking raids and warfare
Viking raid warfare and tactics
Viking_raid_warfare_and_tactics
Military technology of the Vikings from the late 8th to the mid-11th century
and Bersi Anglo-Saxon warfare Gothic and Vandal warfare Norman invasions Shieldmaidens Viking raid warfare and tactics Leidang Poems of the Vikings:
Viking_Age_arms_and_armour
Norse seafarers, merchants and raiders
privateers Viking raid warfare and tactics Wokou Illustration from a Life of Albinus of Angers produced at the Abbey of Saint-Aubin. Depicted is a Viking attack
Vikings
Type of military tactics and operational warfare
Raiding, also known as depredation, is a military tactic or operational warfare "smash and grab" mission which has a specific purpose. Raiders do not capture
Raid_(military)
period sword Viking Age arms and armour Anglo-Saxon warfare Celtic warfare Military of Carthage Dacian warfare Viking raid warfare and tactics Anglo-Saxon
Gothic_and_Vandal_warfare
Topics referred to by the same term
southern Philippines, Brunei, Sabah, and the Maluku Islands Viking raid warfare and tactics This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title
Pangayaw
Period of European history (about 800–1050)
The Viking Age (about 800–1050 CE) was the period during the Middle Ages when Norsemen known as Vikings undertook large-scale raiding, colonising, conquest
Viking_Age
transformation in the character of warfare from antiquity, changing military tactics and the role of cavalry and artillery (see military history). In
Medieval_warfare
Warfare practiced by Gaelic peoples
Particularly following the arrival of the Vikings from Lochlann, who brought their own style of raiding, warfare and settlements. Over time, these foreign
Gaelic_warfare
Act of removing or stabbing a man's buttocks
status degradation and once the name stuck, ensured that the shame would not be forgotten. Scalping Viking raid warfare and tactics Ward, Christie (November
Shame-stroke
Norse invasion of England in 865
shires. However, the raiding of England continued on and off until the 860s, when instead of raiding, the Vikings changed their tactics and sent a great army
Great_Heathen_Army
Deployment of a state's military to fight abroad
Ramesses III of the 20th dynasty. The raiding tactics were expanded into the more complex expeditionary warfare operations by Alexander the Great who
Expeditionary_warfare
Feudal warrior class of Visayan societies
culture Bolo knife Bagani Maharlika Juramentado Viking raid warfare and tactics, similar seasonal naval raids among Norse societies in Scandinavia Samurai
Timawa
guerrilla warfare stretches back to ancient history. While guerrilla tactics can be viewed as a natural continuation of prehistoric warfare, the Chinese
History_of_guerrilla_warfare
Use of equines in combat
field. Horses were well suited to the warfare tactics of the nomadic cultures from the steppes of Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Several cultures in East
Horses_in_warfare
Land warfare involving static fortification of lines
of armoured warfare and combined arms tactics permitted static lines to be bypassed and defeated, leading to the decline of trench warfare after the war
Trench_warfare
Warfare in urban areas
Urban warfare is warfare in urban areas such as towns and cities. Urban combat differs from combat in the open at both operational and the tactical levels
Urban_warfare
Series of medieval raids
The Viking raids in the Rhineland were part of a series of invasions of Francia by the Vikings that took place during the final decades of the 9th century
Viking_raids_in_the_Rhineland
Symbolic expressions of combat scenarios
and Warfare in Anglo-Saxon England (1989), 155–177. Diamond, Jared. The World Until Yesterday: What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies?, Viking.
Ritual_warfare
Ship deliberately sunk to prevent a river, channel, or canal from being used
org/magazines/proceedings/2021/december/blockship-tactics-trap-enemy-fleets. Sondhaus, L. (2001). Naval warfare, 1815–1914. Warfare and history series. London: Routledge
Blockship
restored the capability of organized warfare between these poleis (as opposed to small-scale raids to acquire livestock and grain, for example). The fractious
Ancient_Greek_warfare
Warfare of the Ancient Celts
Ancient Celtic warfare refers to the historical methods of warfare employed by various Celtic people and tribes from Classical antiquity through the Migration
Ancient_Celtic_warfare
United States Navy component of JSOC
The Naval Special Warfare Development Group (NSWDG), abbreviated as DEVGRU ("Development Group") and unofficially known as SEAL Team Six, is the United
SEAL_Team_Six
Combat involving sea-going ships
Ottoman Empire, and dominate commerce on the Silk Road and the Mediterranean in general for centuries. For three centuries, Vikings raided and pillaged far
Naval_warfare
Military land blockade of a location
commando-like tactics to scale the cliffs and capture the high ground, and the demoralized defenders surrendered. The importance of siege warfare in the ancient
Siege
Military tactic
acknowledges that elements of "unthinkable self-sacrifice, 'human wave' tactics, and draconian punishment" existed. The Imperial Japanese Army was known for
Human_wave_attack
5th-century BC Chinese military treatise
different set of skills or arts related to warfare, finance and how they apply to military strategy and tactics. For almost 1,500 years, it was the lead
The_Art_of_War
Anglo-Saxon army
heathen men. The raiding continued on and off until the 860s, when instead of raiding the Vikings changed their tactics and sent a great army to invade England
Fyrd
Foot-soldier combat methods
effective tactics. (For a wider view of battle and theater tactics see: Military strategy) Infantry tactics are the oldest method of warfare and span all
Infantry_tactics
Military officer and politician (1639–1718)
and politician from the New England Colonies who is best known for his role in innovative military tactics notably developing unconventional warfare.
Benjamin_Church_(ranger)
Type of war
Prehistoric warfare refers to war that occurred between societies without recorded history. The existence—and the definition—of war in humanity's state
Prehistoric_warfare
North Vietnamese and Viet Cong tactics in the Vietnam War
VC and PAVN battle tactics comprised a flexible mix of guerrilla and conventional warfare battle tactics used by Viet Cong (VC) and the North Vietnamese
NLF_and_PAVN_battle_tactics
Warfare in cold temperatures
Cold-weather warfare, also known as cold-region warfare, arctic warfare or winter warfare, encompasses military operations affected by snow, ice, thawing
Cold-weather_warfare
Specialized Scandinavian warship
Norse specifically invented the design for Viking usage, which included raiding and warfare, exploration and commerce. The longship is a rather distinctly
Longship
Military strategy
(1994–1996) and Second Chechen Wars (1999–2009), Russian federal forces utilized a variation of scorched-earth tactics to counter Chechen guerrilla warfare. Rather
Scorched_earth
878 battle between Vikings and Wessex
nobility and professional warriors. The tactics of the Vikings were to take defensible sites such as royal estates, improve upon the defences, and raid the
Battle_of_Chippenham
King of Wessex (871 – c. 886); King of the Anglo-Saxons (c. 886 – 899)
and the sub-kings were not allowed to issue their own coinage. Viking raids increased in the early 840s on both sides of the English Channel, and in
Alfred_the_Great
War in which the parties limit their scope
fought between Israel and Egypt from 1967 to 1970, mostly consisted of artillery shelling, aerial warfare, and small-scale raids. Often seen as a "textbook
Limited_war
Systematic aerial attacks to destroy infrastructure and morale
strategic bombing campaigns and individual raids of aerial warfare have been described as "terror bombing" by commentators and historians since the end of
Strategic_bombing
15th-17th century mobile fortification
between the 16th and the 17th centuries. The use of term gulyay-gorod is noted in sources from the 1530s, during the Russo-Kazan Wars, and it was understood
Gulyay-gorod
raids on Roman territory. During the Viking Age the North Germanic peoples mastered the construction of the Viking ship and excelled at naval warfare
Early_Germanic_warfare
Intense armed conflict
occasional warfare, and many fought constantly. Keeley describes several styles of primitive combat such as small raids, large raids, and massacres. All
War
Special forces unit of the British Army
Special Raiding Squadron under Mayne's command and the Special Boat Section was placed under the command of George Jellicoe. The Special Raiding Squadron
Special_Air_Service
1832 treatise by von Clausewitz
"Napoleonic Warfare" History Today (Aug 1951), Vol. 1 Issue 8, pp 24-32. Vasiliĭ Efimovich Savkin (1974). The Basic Principles of Operational Art and Tactics: (a
On_War
1940 WWII air battle
through August and into the first week of September. Against this, the raids also gave the British time to assess the German tactics, and invaluable time
Battle_of_Britain
Study of war and its impact on societies, cultures, and economies
group tactics, psychological warfare, and other 'modern' techniques." Qi emphasized repetitive drilling, dividing men into smaller groups, and separating
Military_history
Location of a battle
Keegan, John (1993). A History of Warfare. London: Hutchinson. pp. 98–103. ISBN 0091745276. Paddy, Griffith (1995). The Viking Art of War. London: Greenhill
Battlefield
2022 video game
downloadable content (DLC) expansion with a focus on naval warfare, a new Viking-inspired faction, and an expanded map. Initially expected to be released on
Mount_&_Blade_II:_Bannerlord
Ship mainly propelled by oars
century, and survived in part because of their prestige and association with chivalry and land warfare. In war, galleys were used in landing raids, as troop
Galley
Weapons during the classical and medieval periods that used heat or burning for damage
lightning raids called chevauchées, in a form of economic warfare. One estimate records the destruction of over 2000 villages and castles during one raid in
Early_thermal_weapons
2002 video game
Medieval: Total War is a turn-based strategy and real-time tactics computer game developed by Creative Assembly and published by Activision. Set in the Middle
Medieval:_Total_War
Offensive tactic used in naval warfare
boarding is an offensive tactic used in naval warfare to come up against (or alongside) an enemy watercraft and attack by inserting combatants aboard that
Naval_boarding
Early modern fortification style built to withstand cannon fire
difficult to overcome and, accordingly, fortresses occupied a key position in warfare. Passive ring-shaped (Enceinte) fortifications of the Medieval era proved
Bastion_fort
raids and low level warfare. The arrival of the Vikings brought a new scale of naval warfare, with rapid movement based around the Viking longship. The birlinn
Warfare_in_Medieval_Scotland
Military strategy pioneered by Nazi Germany
warfare Maneuver warfare Shock and awe, the 21st century US military doctrine. Vernichtungsgedanke, or "annihilation concept". Mission-type tactics Deep
Blitzkrieg
Military unit
the community (similar to the Vikings) against enemies and enemies of their allies. Participation and conduct in raids and other battles were recorded permanently
Warfare in pre-colonial Philippines
Warfare_in_pre-colonial_Philippines
Fortifications built during the middle ages
this millennium, fortifications changed warfare and in turn were modified to suit new tactics, weapons, and siege techniques. Towers of medieval castles
Medieval_fortification
Inc. as separate titles, as well as part of their magazines Strategy & Tactics and Ares. Contents: Top 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V
List_of_SPI_games
The raiding tactics were expanded into more complex operations by Alexander the Great, who used naval vessels for both troop transporting and logistics
Combined_operation
1220s–1240s military campaign
nomadic battle tactics and proved useless when facing the masters of this style of warfare. Hungarian tactics were a mix of eastern and western military
Mongol_invasion_of_Europe
Airborne warfare throughout World War II
such bombing tactics against the vulnerable Japanese cities. Attacks on strategic targets also continued in lower-level daylight raids. The first successful
Strategic bombing during World War II
Strategic_bombing_during_World_War_II
Explosive weapon, concealed under or on the ground
triggered, destroying the mine. None of the conventional tactics and norms of mine warfare applies when they are employed in a guerrilla role:[citation
Land_mine
Battle between the Duchy of Brittany and West Francia (851 CE)
the stability to fend off later Viking attacks. Smith 1992, pp. 110–11. Smith, 1992.[page needed] Guy Halsall, Warfare and Society in the Barbarian West
Battle_of_Jengland
Fortified yard in a medieval castle
motte-and-bailey. Castles and fortifications may have more than one bailey, and the enclosure wall building material may have been at first in wood, and later
Bailey_(castle)
Fortified outpost or gateway
a city or castle at the "choke point". In the 15th century, as siege tactics and artillery developed, barbicans began to lose their significance, but
Barbican
Soldier who fights for hire
Hungarian hussarss, and German mercenary cavalry units (Schwarzreitern). They employed hit-and-run tactics, ambushes, feigned retreats, and other complex maneuvers
Mercenary
Group of asymmetric boardgames
Lindisfarne, target of a famous Viking raid in 793 CE. The piece was blue in colour, with swirls etched into the glass, and was topped with small white glass
Tafl_games
Pre-1607 Gaelic political and social order of Ireland
mainland Europe. In the 9th century, Vikings began raiding and founding settlements along Ireland's coasts and waterways, which became its first large
Gaelic_Ireland
Largest naval formation of warships controlled by a single leader
wind-driven sailing warships revolutionized naval warfare, enabling global empires and standardized fleet tactics. Galleons (16th c.): Combined cargo capacity
Naval_fleet
Secured forward military position
is used to support strategic goals and tactical objectives. A FOB may contain an airbase, hospital, machine shop, and other logistical facilities. The base
Forward_operating_base
Constable of France (1320–1380)
legendary Muslim king of Bougie in Africa (Viking in effect, the legend conflates Saracens and Arabs with Normans and places Aiquin's origins in the north country)
Bertrand_du_Guesclin
Ship that is built and primarily intended for naval warfare
warfare. Usually they belong to the navy branch of the armed forces of a nation, though they have also been operated by individuals, cooperatives and
Warship
893 battle in England
mid 9th century. The raiding continued on and off until the 860s, when instead of raiding the Viking changed their tactics and sent a great army to invade
Battle_of_Buttington
Area bombardment technique
Harris, after the 1,000 bomber raid on Cologne As heavy bombers were brought into service and technology and tactics were improved, the selection of
Carpet_bombing
1914–1918 global conflict
independence led by Mahatma Gandhi. Pre-war military tactics that had emphasised open warfare and individual riflemen proved obsolete when confronted with
World_War_I
Axe specifically designed for combat
(axe) Japanese Sovnya Tomahawk Viking Age arms and armour Underwood, Richard (1999). Anglo-Saxon Weapons and Warfare. p.35-37. Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-1910-2
Battle_axe
Royal Dutch Navy component
in all environments and climates, specialising in expeditionary warfare, amphibious warfare, arctic warfare and mountain warfare. The core fighting element
Netherlands_Marine_Corps
Topic in the Vietnam War
Vietnam: The Marines and Revolutionary Warfare in I Corps, 1965–1972. Praeger Publishers. Karnow, Stanley (1983). Vietnam: A History. Viking Press. ISBN 9780670746040
NLF and PAVN strategy, organization and structure
NLF_and_PAVN_strategy,_organization_and_structure
7th century AD, ramming tactics had completely disappeared along with the knowledge of the original trireme and its high speed and mobility. The ram was
Ships_of_ancient_Rome
9th-century Viking leader of the Great Heathen Army
Ubba (Old Norse: Ubbi; died 878) was a 9th-century Viking and one of the commanders of the Great Heathen Army that invaded Anglo-Saxon England in the 860s
Ubba
bombs fell scattered over the city and its environments. During this raid, the Germans further developed tactics to counter the effects of "Window":
Bombing of Hamburg in World War II
Bombing_of_Hamburg_in_World_War_II
Military defensive construction
territories in warfare, and is used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin fortis ("strong") and facere ("to make")
Fortification
British offensive during the First World War
New tactics and the equipment to exploit them had been used, showing that the British had absorbed the lessons of the Battle of the Somme and could
Battle_of_Arras_(1917)
Defensive structure; typically a fence or wall made from wooden stakes
was particularly effective with the introduction of muskets to Māori warfare tactics. At the siege of Kaiapoi Pā in the early 1830s during the Musket Wars
Palisade
Infantry riding horses instead of marching
use horses to enhance their mobility include the Genoese crossbowmen, and Viking raiders who would gather all the horses they could find in the vicinity
Mounted_infantry
Military combat technique
In warfare, ramming is a technique used in air, sea, and land combat. The term originated from the battering ram, a siege engine used to bring down fortifications
Ramming
Diplomatic crisis over US annexation threats
and Germany. The Nordic countries also collaborate on Arctic defence through NATO exercises conducted across the region, such as the Joint Viking exercise
Greenland_crisis
Major World War II battle from 1942 to 1943
of the war. The Soviet urban warfare tactics relied on 20-to 50-man assault groups, armed with machine guns, grenades and satchel charges, with buildings
Battle_of_Stalingrad
infiltration tactics in an effort to break the trench warfare deadlock. Units of stormtroopers, were trained and equipped for the new tactics, and were used
Military_history_of_Germany
Light frame or ring that holds the foot of a rider
revolutionary step in equipment, after the chariot and the saddle. The basic tactics of mounted warfare were significantly altered by the stirrup. A rider
Stirrup
Act of forceful subjugation
England, for example, experienced phases and areas of Anglo-Saxon, Viking, and Franco-Norman colonisation and conquest. The ancient civilized peoples conducted
Conquest
Weapons intended to start fires
England, on the night of 19–20 January 1915, during a raid by the Imperial German Navy Zeppelins L 3 and L 4. These German firebombs were smooth metal canisters
Incendiary_device
Standing army in the service of the Kings of England, 1013–1051
Several of its members are commemorated on runestones, such as the Viking Runestones and the England Runestones. One example is the Komstad Runestone which
Thingmen
Method of constructing boats and ships
smaller dimensions had to be used. The 8th, 9th and 10th centuries saw the use of Viking longships for raiding and settlement. Archaeological remains of these
Clinker_(boat_building)
Navy of ancient Rome
Naval tactics were undeveloped during the early history of naval warfare. Battles primarily consisted of attempting to board the enemy's ship and then
Roman_navy
Covert and paramilitary unit of the CIA
Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU). As the action arm of the CIA's Directorate of Operations, SAC/SOG conducts direct action missions such as raids,
Special_Activities_Center
police tactical units are known by the generic term Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team (other countries have adopted this term, including China)
List_of_police_tactical_units
Combat between aircraft that is conducted at close range
Power. Viking Penguin Books 2004, pp. 219–235 Robert Shaw, Fighter Combat: Tactics and Maneuvering, pp. 19–20 Air Vice Marshal R. A. Mason and John W
Dogfight
Christianity and Christians for their clan and kinsmen. Bringing Christian slaves or future wives back from a Viking raid brought large numbers of ordinary Danes
Christianization of Scandinavia
Christianization_of_Scandinavia
Maritime piracy from the 1650s to the 1730s
engaged in maritime warfare under a commission of war, known as letters of marque, which gave them the authority to raid enemy ships and exemption from piracy
Golden_Age_of_Piracy
VIKING RAID-WARFARE-AND-TACTICS
VIKING RAID-WARFARE-AND-TACTICS
Boy/Male
Egyptian
He shall add.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
English, Scottish, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : topographic name for someone who lived on patch of sandy soil, from the vocabulary word sand. As a Swedish or Jewish name it was often purely ornamental.Dutch and Belgian : reduced form of Van den Sand(e), Van den Zande, a habitational name from places such as Zande in West Flanders or various minor places named with zand ‘sand’.English and Scottish : from a short form of Alexander.French : from a Germanic personal name, Sando.
Male
Hebrew
(רָבִיד) Hebrew name RAVID means "jewelry, ornament."
Boy/Male
Muslim
Leader
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : topographic name from Old English land, Middle High German lant, ‘land’, ‘territory’. This had more specialized senses in the Middle Ages, being used to denote the countryside as opposed to a town or an estate.English : topographic name for someone who lived in a forest glade, Middle English, Old French la(u)nde, or a habitational name from Launde in Leicestershire or Laund in West Yorkshire, which are named with this word.Norwegian : habitational name from any of three farmsteads so named, from Old Norse land ‘land’, ‘territory’ (see 1 above).
Girl/Female
Arabic, French, Muslim
Tree of Good Scent
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : nickname from Middle English king, Old English cyning ‘king’ (originally merely a tribal leader, from Old English cyn(n) ‘tribe’, ‘race’ + the Germanic suffix -ing). The word was already used as a byname before the Norman Conquest, and the nickname was common in the Middle Ages, being used to refer to someone who conducted himself in a kingly manner, or one who had played the part of a king in a pageant, or one who had won the title in a tournament. In other cases it may actually have referred to someone who served in the king’s household. The American surname has absorbed several European cognates and equivalents with the same meaning, for example German König (see Koenig), Swiss German Küng, French Leroy. It is also found as an Ashkenazic Jewish surname, of ornamental origin.Chinese : variant of Jin 1.Chinese : , , , , Jing.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name, probably from Warford in Cheshire, which is named with Old English wær, wer ‘weir’ + ford ‘ford’. The surname is now more common in Suffolk than in Cheshire.
Female
English
Modern English name, either derived from from the vocabulary word, or a revival of the medieval English personal name Rayne, RAIN means "queen." Compare with masculine Rain.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Leader
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English personal name Rand(e), a short form of any of the various Germanic compound personal names with the first element rand ‘(shield) rim’, as for example Randolph.English : topographic name for someone who lived on the margin of a settlement or on the bank of a river (from Old English rand ‘rim’, used in a topographical sense), or a habitational name from a place named with this word, as for example Rand in Lincolnshire and Rand Grange in North Yorkshire.German : from a short form of any of the various compound names formed with rand- ‘rim’. Compare 1.German : topographic name from Middle High German, Middle Low German rand, rant ‘edge’, ‘rim’.
Girl/Female
Greek
Aid.
Surname or Lastname
English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name for a maker of hoops and bands, etc., from Middle English band, bond, Middle High German, Middle Low German bant, German Band denoting something used for tying or binding: ‘hoop’, ‘metal band’, ‘fetter’, ‘shackle’.Old spelling of the Dutch cognates Bant, Bande, from Middle Dutch bant ‘band’.
Girl/Female
Australian, Danish, German
Warfare
Girl/Female
German
Warfare
Boy/Male
Anglo Saxon American English
Wolf shield.
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Read, REID means "red-headed; ruddy complexioned."Â
Male
French
French form of German Gairovald, GÉRAUD means "spear ruler."
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : nickname for someone with a deformed hand or who had lost one hand, from Middle English hand, Middle High German hant, found in such appellations as Liebhard mit der Hand (Augsburg 1383).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : nickname from German Hand ‘hand’ (see 1).Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Flaithimh (see Guthrie), resulting from an erroneous association of the Gaelic name with the Gaelic word lámh ‘hand’. It is used as an English equivalent for several other names of Gaelic origin too, e.g. Claffey, Glavin, and McClave.Dutch : from a variant of hont ‘dog’, ‘hound’, either a derogatory nickname, or a habitational name for someone living at a house distinguished by the sign of a dog.
Boy/Male
Norse
Father of Thord.
VIKING RAID-WARFARE-AND-TACTICS
VIKING RAID-WARFARE-AND-TACTICS
Boy/Male
Tamil
Good
Boy/Male
French, German, Italian, Latin, Polish
Place Name; Gaeta is a Region in Southern Italy; Person from Caieta
Boy/Male
Arabic
One who serves the master.
Biblical
oath
Girl/Female
Arabic, Assamese, French, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Muslim, Sindhi
Flower; The One who Guards Herself; White Flower
Male
Russian
(КонÑтантин) Russian form of Roman Latin Constantine, KONSTANTIN means "steadfast." Compare with other forms of Konstantin.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Boy/Male
Teutonic
Leader.
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Beautiful Deer
Girl/Female
Tamil
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VIKING RAID-WARFARE-AND-TACTICS
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v. t.
To support, either by furnishing strength or means in cooperation to effect a purpose, or to prevent or to remove evil; to help; to assist.
v. t.
Small coal produced in making the nicking.
v. t.
A pecuniary tribute paid by a vassal to his lord on special occasions.
n.
A thin inner sole for a shoe; also, a leveling slip of leather applied to the sole before attaching the heel.
v. i.
To rant; to storm.
n.
A hostile or predatory incursion; an inroad or incursion of mounted men; a sudden and rapid invasion by a cavalry force; a foray.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Aid
v. t.
An aid-de-camp, so called by abbreviation; as, a general's aid.
v. t.
A subsidy granted to the king by Parliament; also, an exchequer loan.
p. a.
Looking; appearing; as, better or worse liking. See Like, to look.
a.
Having a left-hand twist; -- said of cordage; as, a water-laid, or left-hand, rope.
n.
One engaged in warfare; a military man; a soldier; a warrior.
v. t.
Help; succor; assistance; relief.
n.
A border; edge; margin.
v. t.
To make a raid upon or into; as, two regiments raided the border counties.
v. t.
The person or thing that promotes or helps in something done; a helper; an assistant.
n.
An attack or invasion for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property, or plundering; as, a raid of the police upon a gambling house; a raid of contractors on the public treasury.
n.
Military service; warfare.
n.
A long, fleshy piece, as of beef, cut from the flank or leg; a sort of steak.
n.
The state of being pleasing; a suiting. See On liking, below.