Βάραγγος
See also: βάραγγος
Ancient Greek edit
Alternative forms edit
- Φάργανος (Phárganos)
Etymology edit
From Medieval Latin Varingus, Waringus, from a Germanic origin, likely via Old Norse væringi (literally “oath sworn”), from vár (“pledge, oath”) + -ing (“suffix to form gerund noun”).
Pronunciation edit
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈva.raŋ.ɡos/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈva.raŋ.ɡos/
Proper noun edit
Βάραγγος • (Bárangos) m (genitive Βαράγγου); second declension (Byzantine)
- (historical) Varangian; an ethnic Norseman with ancestral roots in medieval Scandinavia and other areas of Norse settlement during the Viking Age
- (historical) Varangian; a soldier of Nordic or Anglo-Saxon origin, most distinguished for forming the elite Varangian Guard army unit in the Byzantine Empire, serving as the personal bodyguard of the Byzantine Roman Emperor in Constantinople
Inflection edit
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural |
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Nominative | ὁ Βάραγγος ho Bárangos |
τὼ Βαράγγω tṑ Barángō |
οἱ Βάραγγοι hoi Bárangoi |
Genitive | τοῦ Βαράγγου toû Barángou |
τοῖν Βαράγγοιν toîn Barángoin |
τῶν Βαράγγων tôn Barángōn |
Dative | τῷ Βαράγγῳ tôi Barángōi |
τοῖν Βαράγγοιν toîn Barángoin |
τοῖς Βαράγγοις toîs Barángois |
Accusative | τὸν Βάραγγον tòn Bárangon |
τὼ Βαράγγω tṑ Barángō |
τοὺς Βαράγγους toùs Barángous |
Vocative | Βάραγγε Bárange |
Βαράγγω Barángō |
Βάραγγοι Bárangoi |
Derived terms edit
- Τάγμα τῶν Βαράγγων (Tágma tôn Barángōn)
- Βαραγγικός (Barangikós)
- Βαραγγική Φρουρά (Barangikḗ Phrourá)
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- Βάραγγος - Kriaras, Emmanuel (1969-) Επιτομή του Λεξικού της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας (Epitomí tou Lexikoú tis Mesaionikís Ellinikís Dimódous Grammateías) [Concise Dictionary of the Kriaras' Dictionary of Medieval Vulgar Greek Literature (1100–1669) Vols. 1–14. Vols 15- under I. Kazazes.)] (in Greek), Thessaloniki: Centre for the Greek language Online edition (abbreviations) Printed edition 2022: 22 vols.)
Greek edit
Etymology edit
From Byzantine Greek Βάραγγος (Bárangos), from Medieval Latin Varingus, Waringus, from a Germanic origin, likely via Old Norse væringi (literally “oath sworn”), from vár (“pledge, oath”) + -ing (“suffix to form gerund noun”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Βάραγγος • (Várangos) m (plural Βάραγγοι)
- (historical) Varangian; an ethnic Norseman with ancestral roots in medieval Scandinavia and other areas of Norse settlement during the Viking Age
- (historical) Varangian; a soldier of Nordic or Anglo-Saxon origin, most distinguished for forming the elite Varangian Guard army unit in the Byzantine Empire, serving as the personal bodyguard of the Byzantine Roman Emperor in Constantinople
Declension edit
declension of Βάραγγος
Derived terms edit
- Βαράγγειος (Varángeios)
- Βαράγγειος Φρουρά (Varángeios Frourá)
Further reading edit
- Βάραγγοι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el