Væringjar

Old Icelandic Dictionary - væringjar

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "Væringjar" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

Væringjar
m. pl. Varangians, Northern warriors who served as bodyguard to the emperors of Constantinople.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᚱᛁᚾᚴᛁᛅᚱ

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.

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