wikipedia|Varangians
English
Proper noun
en-proper noun
- A member of the Scandinavian people who settled in Eastern Europe in the 9th Century, as opposed to the Vikings who settled in the West.
- The imperial body guard at Constantinople from 955.
- geology A period of intense glaciation during the late Proterozoic eon.
Translations
trans-top|member of a Scandinavian tribe
Dutch: Varjaag m
Russian: �а��г (Varjág) m
trans-mid
Swedish: t|sv|varjag, t|sv|väring, t|sv|rus
trans-bottom
Adjective
en-adj|-
- Of or pertaining to the #Noun|Varangians.
- Of or pertaining to the w:Varanger Peninsula|Varanger Peninsula in Norway.
References
R:Webster 1913
et:Varangian
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