Varingus
Latin
editAlternative forms
edit- Barangus, Farganus, Guarangus, Guaringus, Pharganus, Warangus, Waringus, Wargus, Varaegus, Varegus, Varangus, Vargus
Etymology
editFrom a Germanic origin, likely via Old Norse væringi (literally “sworn companion”), from vár (“pledge, oath”) + gengi (“companion”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /u̯aˈrin.ɡus/, [u̯äˈrɪŋɡʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /vaˈrin.ɡus/, [väˈriŋɡus]
Proper noun
editVaringus m (genitive Varingī); second declension (Medieval Latin)
- (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
editSecond-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | Varingus | Varingī |
Genitive | Varingī | Varingōrum |
Dative | Varingō | Varingīs |
Accusative | Varingum | Varingōs |
Ablative | Varingō | Varingīs |
Vocative | Varinge | Varingī |
Related terms
editDescendants
edit- → Byzantine Greek: Βάραγγος (Bárangos), Φάργανος (Phárganos)
Further reading
edit- Varingus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
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