væringi

== Faroese == === Etymology === From Old Norse væringi, from várr (“pledge, oath”) or værr (“pledge, oath”), which is cognate with Old English wǣr (“fidelity, loyalty”), + Old Norse -ing (“suffix to form gerund noun”) or Old Norse gangi (“companion”). In the latter case cognate with Old English wærgenga. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvɛaːɹɪɲt͡ʃɪ/ Rhymes: -ɪɲt͡ʃɪ === Noun === væringi m (genitive singular væringa, plural væringar) Varangian ==== Declension ==== == Old Norse == === Alternative forms === væringr, væringʀ ᚢᚽᚱᚽᚴᛁ (uereki, “vereŋi”), verengi. === Etymology === From várr (“pledge, oath”) or værr (“pledge, oath”), which is cognate with Old English wǣr (“fidelity, loyalty”), + Old Norse -ing (“suffix to form gerund noun”) or Old Norse gangi (“companion”). In the latter case cognate with Old English wærgenga. === Noun === væringi m (genitive væringa, plural væringar) alternative form of væringr. ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Faroese: væringi Norwegian Nynorsk: væring Swedish: väring, väringe