Varangian
Meaning of Varangian
noun
a member of the bands of Scandinavian voyagers who travelled by land and up rivers into Russia in the 9th and 10th centuries AD, establishing the Rurik dynasty and gaining great influence in the Byzantine Empire.
from medieval Latin Varangus (a name ultimately from Old Norse, probably based on vár ‘pledge’) + -ian.
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Hyphenation of Varangian
Varangian
- It consists of 1 syllables and 9 chars.
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