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I the sagas the word comes from the frase "to go viking" that means to an overseas expedition (or raid).
This is the most popular definition of the word...
 
Anglo-Saxons in England.
Their definition was the norse people from scandinavia that sailed across sea to pillage and raid.
They were only vikings when they were on raid, but when they got home they were just plain norse farmers.

Note: Vikings were merely pirates, alternately peasants and pirates, deriving the name of viking from the vicks, wicks, or inlets, on the coast in which they harbored with their long ships or rowing galleys.

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I have heard this definition before, but I dont think its proved... its just a popular one.

vik - bay
ing - ing
bayling <- someone that lives in a bay or come form a bay.
 
The Cooler King said:
It was also the last major color-bearing unit to leave Vietnam.
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You are correct, but I still haven't been able to find the answer to the original question... I will keep looking...
 
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