væringr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

  • væringʀ
  • væringi
  • ᚢᚽᚱᚽᚴᛁ (uereki, “vereŋi”), verengi.

Etymology

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

væringr m

  1. Varangian

Declension

Declension of væringr (strong ja-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative væringr væringrinn væringjar væringjarnir
accusative væring væringinn væringja væringjana
dative væring væringinum væringjum væringjunum
genitive værings væringsins væringja væringjanna

Descendants

  • Norwegian Nynorsk: væring
  • Old Swedish: *væringer
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