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From Old Norse, palace-looting.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: The right of the Viking Varangian guard, upon the death of the Byzantine emperor, to remove from the royal palace as much treasure as they could carry in their hands. Full definition →
From Old Norse, palace-looting.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.