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Varangian

Va·ran·gi·an [ və ránjee ən ] (plural Va·ran·gi·ans)


noun 
Definition:
 
Viking settler in Russia: a member of a Scandinavian people who invaded and settled in Russia between the 8th and the 11th centuries

[Late 18th century. < medieval Latin Varangus< medieval Greek baraggos< Old Norse Vǣringi< vár "pledge"]

Va·ran·gi·an adjective
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