Varangian

From Fresh Dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Proper noun 1.1.1 Translations 1.2 Adjective 1.3 References

English

Proper noun

Varangian

1. A member of the Scandinavian people who settled in Eastern Europe in the 9th Century, as opposed to the Vikings who settled in the West.
2. The imperial body guard at Constantinople from 955.

Translations

member of a Scandinavian tribe

Dutch: Varjaag m.

Russian: Варяг (Varjág) m.

Adjective

Varangian

1. Of or pertaining to the Varangians.
2. Of or pertaining to the Varanger Peninsula in Norway.

References

• Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (G & C. Merriam Co., 1913, edited by Noah Porter), ARTFL version at [1]