Varangian英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

A member of the ethnically Scandinavian people around the borders of Constantinople in the ninth and tenth centuries. historical
A member of the imperial body guard at Constantinople from 955. historical

— The Byzantines continued to recruit elite warriors from the north, not merely from Rus’ but directly from far-off Scandinavia; from the end of the tenth century, they referred to them as ‘Varangians’.

形容词 adj.

Of or pertaining to the Varangians. not-comparable
Of or pertaining to the Varanger Peninsula in Norway. not-comparable
Pertaining to a period of intense glaciation during the late Proterozoic eon. not-comparable

词形变化

Varangians plural

词源

词源 1

Ultimately from Byzantine Greek Βάραγγος (Bárangos), from Medieval Latin Varingus, from Old Norse væringr, from várr (“pledge”) or værr (“pledge”), which is cognate with Old English wǣr (“fidelity, loyalty”), + Old Norse gangi (“companion”). Cognate with Old English wærgenga.

词源 2

Ultimately from Byzantine Greek Βάραγγος (Bárangos), from Medieval Latin Varingus, from Old Norse væringr, from várr (“pledge”) or værr (“pledge”), which is cognate with Old English wǣr (“fidelity, loyalty”), + Old Norse gangi (“companion”). Cognate with Old English wærgenga.