Reconstruction:Old Swedish/væringer

This Old Swedish entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse væringr, 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

*væringer m

  1. (historical) Varangian (Norse people traveling eastward in the 9th and 10th centuries)
  2. (historical) Varangian (member of the Byzantine imperial body guard)

Declension

Declension of væringer (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative væringer væringrin væringar væringanir, væringaner
accusative væring væringin væringa væringana
dative væringi, væringe væringinum, væringenom væringum, væringom væringumin, væringomen
genitive værings væringsins væringa væringanna

Descendants

  • Swedish: väring
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