Βάραγγος

See also: βάραγγος

Ancient Greek

From Medieval Latin Varingus, Waringus, from a Germanic origin, likely via Old Norse væringi (literally “sworn companion”), from vár (“pledge, oath”) +‎ gengi (“companion”).

Βάραγγος • (Bárangos) m (genitive Βαράγγου); second declension (Byzantine)

(historical) Varangian; an ethnic Norseman with ancestral roots in medieval Scandinavia and other areas of Norse settlement during the Viking Age
(historical) Varangian; a soldier of Nordic or Anglo-Saxon origin, most distinguished for forming the elite Varangian Guard army unit in the Byzantine Empire, serving as the personal bodyguard of the Byzantine Roman Emperor in Constantinople

Second declension of ὁ Βάραγγος; τοῦ Βαράγγου (Byzantine)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ Βάραγγος ho Bárangos	τὼ Βαράγγω tṑ Barángō	οἱ Βάραγγοι hoi Bárangoi
Genitive	τοῦ Βαράγγου toû Barángou	τοῖν Βαράγγοιν toîn Barángoin	τῶν Βαράγγων tôn Barángōn
Dative	τῷ Βαράγγῳ tôi Barángōi	τοῖν Βαράγγοιν toîn Barángoin	τοῖς Βαράγγοις toîs Barángois
Accusative	τὸν Βάραγγον tòn Bárangon	τὼ Βαράγγω tṑ Barángō	τοὺς Βαράγγους toùs Barángous
Vocative	Βάραγγε Bárange	Βαράγγω Barángō	Βάραγγοι Bárangoi

From Byzantine Greek Βάραγγος (Bárangos), from Medieval Latin Varingus, Waringus, from a Germanic origin, likely via Old Norse væringi (literally “sworn companion”), from vár (“pledge, oath”) +‎ gengi (“companion”).

Βάραγγος • (Várangos) m (plural Βάραγγοι)

(historical) Varangian; an ethnic Norseman with ancestral roots in medieval Scandinavia and other areas of Norse settlement during the Viking Age
(historical) Varangian; a soldier of Nordic or Anglo-Saxon origin, most distinguished for forming the elite Varangian Guard army unit in the Byzantine Empire, serving as the personal bodyguard of the Byzantine Roman Emperor in Constantinople

declension of Βάραγγος