Væringjar

Old Norwegian Dictionary - væringjar

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "væringjar" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

væringjar
væringjar, m. pl. kaldtes de Mænd fraNorden som vare i den græske KeisersTjeneste (jvf P. A. Munch d. n. FolksHist. I, 1, 88; G. Storm Sagnkredseneo. s. v. s. 91-93). Fm. VI, 135; Didr.2420. 82. 17728. 181 &vl 18521 (jvf 302 &vl).

Part of speech: m pl

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛅᚱᛁᚿᚵᛁᛆᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

G.
Genitiv.
m.
Masculin.
n.
Neutrum.
pl.
Pluralis.
s.
substantiv.
S.
Side.
v.
Verbum.

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