释义 |
va·ran·gi·an I. \vəˈranjēən\ adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Middle Greek Barangoi, plural + English -an, adjective suffix : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Varangians II. noun (-s) Usage: capitalized Etymology: Middle Greek Barangoi, plural, Varangians (of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse Væringjar Varangians, from plural of væringi confederate, from vārar, plural, pledge) + English -an, n. suffix — more at very 1. : one of the Scandinavians who founded a dynasty in Russia in the 9th century 2. : a member of the bodyguard of the Byzantine emperors especially in the 11th and 12th centuries composed chiefly of Russians or later of Scandinavians or other northern Europeans |