væringr

== Old Norse == === Alternative forms === væringʀ væringi ᚢᚽᚱᚽᚴᛁ (uereki, “vereŋi”), verengi. === Etymology === From várr (“pledge, oath”) or værr (“pledge, oath”), which is cognate with Old English wǣr (“fidelity, loyalty”), + Old Norse -ingr (“suffix to form gerund noun”) or Old Norse gangi (“companion”). In the latter case cognate with Old English wærgenga. === Noun === væringr m Varangian A mercenary ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Norwegian Nynorsk: væring Old Swedish: *væringer Swedish: väring