Varangian

== English == === Etymology === Ultimately from Byzantine Greek Βάραγγος (Bárangos), from Medieval Latin Varingus, from Old Norse væringr, from várr (“pledge”) or værr (“pledge”), which is cognate with Old English wǣr (“fidelity, loyalty”), + Old Norse gangi (“companion”). Cognate with Old English wærgenga. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vəˈɹæn.d͡ʒi.ən/ Hyphenation: Va‧ran‧gi‧an === Noun === Varangian (plural Varangians) (historical) A member of the ethnically Scandinavian people around the borders of Constantinople in the ninth and tenth centuries. Synonym: Varyag (historical) A member of the imperial body guard at Constantinople from 955. ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === Varangian (not comparable) Of or pertaining to the Varangians. Of or pertaining to the Varanger Peninsula in Norway. (geology) Pertaining to a period of intense glaciation during the late Proterozoic eon. ==== Translations ==== === References === “Varangian”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.