væringr – Old Norse noun declension

Noun: væringr

Gender: m

Nominative

Sg. Indef.	væringr
Sg. Def.	væringrinn
Pl. Indef.	væringjar
Pl. Def.	væringjarnir

Genitive

Sg. Indef.	værings
Sg. Def.	væringsins
Pl. Indef.	væringja
Pl. Def.	væringjanna

Dative

Sg. Indef.	væring
Sg. Def.	væringinum
Pl. Indef.	væringjum
Pl. Def.	væringjunum

Accusative

Sg. Indef.	væring
Sg. Def.	væringinn
Pl. Indef.	væringja
Pl. Def.	væringjana

Sample Sentences

Nouns inflected like væringr

væringr, niðr,

Etymology

From várr (“pledge, oath”) or værr (“pledge, oath”), which is cognate with Old English wǣr (“fidelity, loyalty”), + Old Norse -ingr (“suffix to form gerund noun”) or Old Norse gangi (“companion”). In the latter case cognate with Old English wærgenga. See: Old Norse Nouns '-ingr', Old Norse Nouns 'gangi', Old English Nouns 'wærgenga'.

Verbs referencing "væringr"

English Nouns Varangian, Swedish Nouns väring.