Reconstruction:Old Swedish/væringer

This Old Swedish entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Swedish

Noun

*væringer m

  1. (historical) A member of the ethnically Scandinavian people around the borders of Constantinople in the ninth and tenth centuries.
  2. (historical) A member of the imperial body guard at Constantinople from 955.

Declension

Descendants

  • Swedish: väring