Varangiann.adj.

Brit.

/vəˈran(d)ʒɪən/, U.S.

/vəˈrændʒiən/

Etymology: < medieval or modern Latin Varangus, < medieval Greek Βάραγγος (plural Βάραγγοι), < (through Slavonic languages) Old Norse Vǽringi (plural Vǽringjar), apparently < vár- ( < plural várar) plighted faith. In the Old Russian chronicle of Nestor the name occurs as Variagi and Variazi (plural), and survives in modern Russian varjag a pedlar, Ukrainian varjah a big strong man.

Historical.

A. n.

1. One of the Scandinavian rovers who in the 9th and 10th centuries overran parts of Russia and reached Constantinople; a Northman (latterly also an Anglo-Saxon) forming one of the bodyguard of the later Byzantine emperors (see B.).

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > lifeguard or bodyguard > [noun] > specific

Yeoman of the Guard1485

solak1520

janissary1529

Mameluke1531

praetorian1592

trabant1617

beefeater1671

bostangi1686

mousquetaire1706

drabant1707

protector1781

Varangian1788

Papal Zouave1864

greenfinch1865

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Varangian1788

1788 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall V. lv. 561 In their wars against the more inland savages [of Russia], the Varangians condescended to serve as friends and auxiliaries.

1788 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall V. lv. 562 The new Varangians were a colony of English and Danes who fled from the yoke of the Norman conqueror.

1831 W. Scott Count Robert ii, in Tales of my Landlord 4th Ser. I. 24 The passengers observed to each other that the stranger was a Varangian.

1836 C. F. Partington Brit. Cycl. Lit., Hist., Geogr., Law, & Politics III. 501/1 The Varangians, a race of bold pirates who infested the coasts of the Baltic.

1889 S. Baring-Gould Grettir xliii. 379 The company called the Varangians, who acted as a bodyguard to the Emperor.

2. The language spoken by these. rare.

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the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > Germanic > German > varieties of

High Dutch1560

High German1652

Swabian?1743

Alsatian1826

Varangian1831

Pennsylvania Dutch1848

Viennese1849

Pennsylvania German1853

Frankish1863

Tyroler1887

Limburger1932

1831 W. Scott Count Robert iii, in Tales of my Landlord 4th Ser. I. 98 Mustering what few words of Varangian he possessed, which he eked out with Greek.

B. adj.

a. Of or pertaining to the Varangians; composed of Varangians, etc.

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the world > people > ethnicities > Germanic people > ancient Germanic peoples > [adjective] > Varangian

Varangian1788

Varagian1841

1788 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall V. lv. 563 The primitive subjects of the Varangian chief.

1831 W. Scott Count Robert vi, in Tales of my Landlord 4th Ser. III. 127 They were to mount on horseback at the sounding of the great Varangian trumpet.

1900 H. H. Munro Rise Russ. Empire ii. 17 A Varangian power..had sprung up among the tribes of the Slavic hinterland.

b. Varangian Guard n. the bodyguard of the Byzantine emperors, formed of Varangians.

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society > armed hostility > warriors collectively > lifeguard or bodyguard > [noun] > specific

praetorya1387

pretoira1393

Switzer1591

Scots Guard1602

palatines1623

Swiss guardc1660

yeomanry1673

immortal1803

household brigade1814

Varangian Guard1831

1831 W. Scott Count Robert ii, in Tales of my Landlord 4th Ser. I. 29 This account of the Varangian guard is strictly historical.

a1833 Encycl. Metrop. (1845) XI. 788/2 The valour of the Varangian, or Anglo-Saxon and Danish guards, ever the firmest support of the Byzantine throne.

1889 S. Baring-Gould Grettir xliii. 380 The order came to the Varangian guard that [etc.].

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	varangian
释义	Varangiann.adj. Brit. /vəˈran(d)ʒɪən/, U.S. /vəˈrændʒiən/ Etymology: < medieval or modern Latin Varangus, < medieval Greek Βάραγγος (plural Βάραγγοι), < (through Slavonic languages) Old Norse Vǽringi (plural Vǽringjar), apparently < vár- ( < plural várar) plighted faith. In the Old Russian chronicle of Nestor the name occurs as Variagi and Variazi (plural), and survives in modern Russian varjag a pedlar, Ukrainian varjah a big strong man. Historical. A. n. 1. One of the Scandinavian rovers who in the 9th and 10th centuries overran parts of Russia and reached Constantinople; a Northman (latterly also an Anglo-Saxon) forming one of the bodyguard of the later Byzantine emperors (see B.). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > lifeguard or bodyguard > [noun] > specific Yeoman of the Guard1485 solak1520 janissary1529 Mameluke1531 praetorian1592 trabant1617 beefeater1671 bostangi1686 mousquetaire1706 drabant1707 protector1781 Varangian1788 Papal Zouave1864 greenfinch1865 the world > people > ethnicities > Germanic people > ancient Germanic peoples > [noun] > Varangian Varangian1788 1788 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall V. lv. 561 In their wars against the more inland savages [of Russia], the Varangians condescended to serve as friends and auxiliaries. 1788 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall V. lv. 562 The new Varangians were a colony of English and Danes who fled from the yoke of the Norman conqueror. 1831 W. Scott Count Robert ii, in Tales of my Landlord 4th Ser. I. 24 The passengers observed to each other that the stranger was a Varangian. 1836 C. F. Partington Brit. Cycl. Lit., Hist., Geogr., Law, & Politics III. 501/1 The Varangians, a race of bold pirates who infested the coasts of the Baltic. 1889 S. Baring-Gould Grettir xliii. 379 The company called the Varangians, who acted as a bodyguard to the Emperor. 2. The language spoken by these. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > Germanic > German > varieties of High Dutch1560 High German1652 Swabian?1743 Alsatian1826 Varangian1831 Pennsylvania Dutch1848 Viennese1849 Pennsylvania German1853 Frankish1863 Tyroler1887 Limburger1932 1831 W. Scott Count Robert iii, in Tales of my Landlord 4th Ser. I. 98 Mustering what few words of Varangian he possessed, which he eked out with Greek. B. adj. a. Of or pertaining to the Varangians; composed of Varangians, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > Germanic people > ancient Germanic peoples > [adjective] > Varangian Varangian1788 Varagian1841 1788 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall V. lv. 563 The primitive subjects of the Varangian chief. 1831 W. Scott Count Robert vi, in Tales of my Landlord 4th Ser. III. 127 They were to mount on horseback at the sounding of the great Varangian trumpet. 1900 H. H. Munro Rise Russ. Empire ii. 17 A Varangian power..had sprung up among the tribes of the Slavic hinterland. b. Varangian Guard n. the bodyguard of the Byzantine emperors, formed of Varangians. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warriors collectively > lifeguard or bodyguard > [noun] > specific praetorya1387 pretoira1393 Switzer1591 Scots Guard1602 palatines1623 Swiss guardc1660 yeomanry1673 immortal1803 household brigade1814 Varangian Guard1831 1831 W. Scott Count Robert ii, in Tales of my Landlord 4th Ser. I. 29 This account of the Varangian guard is strictly historical. a1833 Encycl. Metrop. (1845) XI. 788/2 The valour of the Varangian, or Anglo-Saxon and Danish guards, ever the firmest support of the Byzantine throne. 1889 S. Baring-Gould Grettir xliii. 380 The order came to the Varangian guard that [etc.]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1788
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