3325英語網 單詞
Varangian的意思
Varangian
[v?'r?nd?i?n]
- n. 瓦蘭吉人
- adj. 瓦蘭吉人的
英文詞源
- Varangian (n.)
- one of the Northmen who ravaged the Baltic coast in 9c. and by tradition overran part of western Russia and founded a dynasty there," 1788, from Medieval Latin Varangus, from Byzantine Greek Barangos, a name ultimately (via Slavic) from Old Norse v?ringi "a Scandinavian," properly "a confederate," from var- "pledge, faith," related to Old English w?r "agreement, treaty, promise," Old High German wara "faithfulness" (see very). Attested in Old Russian as variagi; surviving in Russian varyag "a pedlar," Ukrainian varjah "a big strong man."