Earlier form Russ from German Russe etc., from Old East Slavic Русь (Rusĭ). More recent use influenced by Russian Русь (Rusʹ), from Old East Slavic Русь (Rusĭ). Use with macron was probably influenced by the transliteration of Arabic رُوس (rūs).
Compare Russ, Russian, Russie, Russniak, Rusyn, Ruthenian.
Also compare Swedish Ryss, Dutch Rus, German Russe, French Russe, Byzantine Greek Ῥῶς (Rhôs), Russian Русь (Rusʹ), Belarusian Русь (Rusʹ), Ukrainian Русь (Rusʹ). Also compare Russian ру́сский (rússkij, “Ethnic Russian, of Rus”), россия́нин (rossijánin, “Russian national”), Росси́я (Rossíja, “Russia”).
See further Etymology of Rus and derivatives.
Meanings
A person from Rus.
The Church of Kievan Rus knew men well-versed in Scripture and apparently other learning of the time, such as the Metropolitans Ioann II (d. 1089) and Klimetn Smoliatich (twelfth century). The former was Greek, and the latter a Rus. 1973, Donald W. Treadgold, The West in Russia and China: Religious and Secular Thought in Modern Times, v 1 (Russia, 1472–1917), p xxxv
If a Varangian claimed money from a Rus, or a Rus from a Varangian, and the debtor refused to pay, the plaintiff, accompanied by twelve witnesses, . . . 1959, Sergeĭ Mikhaĭlovich Solov’ev, History of Russia from the Earliest Times [2000], v 3 (The Shift Northward: Kievan Rus, 1154–1228), p 223
And if a Rus hits a Greek, or a Greek a Rus with a sword, a spear or any other weapon, he shall pay five litres of silver for his offence, in accordance with Rus law; and if he be unable (insolvent—Author) his property shall be sold for the best price it fetches, including the very clothes . . . 1959, Boris Dmitrievich Grekov, Kiev Rus, Foreign Languages Pub. House, p 244
Earlier form Russ from German Russe etc., from Old East Slavic Русь (Rusĭ). More recent use influenced by Russian Русь (Rusʹ), from Old East Slavic Русь (Rusĭ). Use with macron was probably influenced by the transliteration of Arabic رُوس (rūs).
Compare Russ, Russian, Russie, Russniak, Rusyn, Ruthenian.
Also compare Swedish Ryss, Dutch Rus, German Russe, French Russe, Byzantine Greek Ῥῶς (Rhôs), Russian Русь (Rusʹ), Belarusian Русь (Rusʹ), Ukrainian Русь (Rusʹ). Also compare Russian ру́сский (rússkij, “Ethnic Russian, of Rus”), россия́нин (rossijánin, “Russian national”), Росси́я (Rossíja, “Russia”).
See further Etymology of Rus and derivatives.
Meanings
(countable, uncountable) A people made up of Scandinavian warrior merchants who travelled Eastern European river-roads from the eighth century, and whose settlements around Novgorod, Kiev/Kyiv and the Volga and Dnieper/Dnipro gave rise to the Rus' principalities.
In 860 the Rus’ streamed southwards and laid siege to Constantinople itself. 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 504:
(countable, uncountable) Kievan Rus, the medieval East Slavic state established by these same warrior merchants in the 9th century, whose capital was in Kiev.
(countable, uncountable) Any of the medieval East Slavic principalities ruled by this class, especially Kievan Rus.
(countable, poetic, uncountable) The nation of Russia, especially in a transcendent or romantic sense referring to the history and culture of the country.
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qualifier "Kyiv", "Kievan") · fi Rutenia (medieval East Slavic state, usually or often with a qualifier "Kyiv", "Kievan") · ko 루시 (medieval East Slavic state, usually or often with a qualifier "Kyiv", "Kievan") · hy Ռուսիա (medieval East Slavic state, usually or often with a qualifier "Kyiv", "Kievan") · lv Krievzeme (people) · eo Rusjo (medieval East Slavic state, usually or often with a qualifier "Kyiv", "Kievan") · fr Rus' (medieval East Slavic state, usually or often with a qualifier "Kyiv", "Kievan") · ms Rus (medieval East Slavic state, usually or often with a qualifier "Kyiv", "Kievan") · be Ру́ская зямля́ (medieval East Slavic state, usually or often with a qualifier "Kyiv", "Kievan") · cu Роусь (medieval East Slavic state, usually or often with a qualifier "Kyiv", "Kievan") · he רוּס (medieval East Slavic state, usually or often with a qualifier "Kyiv", "Kievan") · ru Руте́ния (medieval East Slavic state, usually or often with a qualifier "Kyiv", "Kievan") · sh Rusija (people) · rue Ру́ська земля́ (medieval East Slavic state, usually or often with a qualifier "Kyiv", "Kievan") · orv Русьскаꙗ землꙗ (medieval East Slavic state, usually or often with a qualifier "Kyiv", "Kievan") · orv Русь (medieval East Slavic state, usually or often with a qualifier "Kyiv", "Kievan") · cmn 羅斯 /罗斯 (medieval East Slavic state, usually or often with a qualifier "Kyiv", "Kievan") · hi रूस (medieval East Slavic state, usually or often with a qualifier "Kyiv", "Kievan") · grc Ῥῶς (medieval East Slavic state, usually or often with a qualifier "Kyiv", "Kievan") · fr Rus (people) · fi rusit (people) · es Rus (people) · af Roes (people) · sk Rus (medieval East Slavic state, usually or often with a qualifier "Kyiv", "Kievan") · hy Ռուսիա (any of the medieval East Slavic principalities) · ur رُوس (medieval East Slavic state, usually or often with a qualifier "Kyiv", "Kievan") · pl Ruś (medieval East Slavic state, usually or often with a qualifier "Kyiv", "Kievan") · fr Rus' (people) · 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state, usually or often with a qualifier "Kyiv", "Kievan") · ru Русь (any of the medieval East Slavic principalities) · sk Rus (people) · rue Русь (medieval East Slavic state, usually or often with a qualifier "Kyiv", "Kievan") · pt rus (people) · uz Rus (medieval East Slavic state, usually or often with a qualifier "Kyiv", "Kievan") · la Russia (medieval East Slavic state, usually or often with a qualifier "Kyiv", "Kievan") · uk ру́сичі (people) · it Rutenia (medieval East Slavic state, usually or often with a qualifier "Kyiv", "Kievan") · ja ルテニア (medieval East Slavic state, usually or often with a qualifier "Kyiv", "Kievan") · ru Ру́сская земля́ (medieval East Slavic state, usually or often with a qualifier "Kyiv", "Kievan") · mk Рус (any of the medieval East Slavic principalities) · mk Рус (medieval East Slavic state, usually or often with a qualifier "Kyiv", "Kievan") · cs Rus (medieval East Slavic state, usually or often with a qualifier "Kyiv", "Kievan") · lv Krievzeme (any of the medieval East Slavic principalities) · pt Ruténia (any of the medieval East Slavic principalities) · id Rus (people) · de Rus (medieval East Slavic state, usually or often with a qualifier "Kyiv", "Kievan") · sk Rus (any of the medieval East Slavic principalities) · uk Русь (any of the medieval East Slavic principalities) · be Русь (any of the medieval East Slavic principalities) · sh Rȕs (medieval East Slavic state, usually or often with a qualifier "Kyiv", "Kievan") · tg Рус (medieval East Slavic state, usually or often with a qualifier "Kyiv", "Kievan") · bg Рус (people) · ru русь (people) · uk русь (people) · ar رُوس (people) · cs Rus (people) · mn Рус (medieval East Slavic state, usually or often with a qualifier "Kyiv", "Kievan") · sv ruser (people) · rue русь (people) · eo Rusjo (any of the medieval East Slavic principalities) · sh Русија (people) · tr Rus (medieval East Slavic state, usually or often with a qualifier "Kyiv", "Kievan") · la Ruthenia (people) · ja ルーシ (any of the medieval East Slavic principalities) · vi Rus' (medieval East Slavic state, usually or often with a qualifier "Kyiv", "Kievan") · el Ρως (people) · vi Rus (medieval East Slavic state, usually or often with a qualifier "Kyiv", "Kievan") · ja ルーシ (medieval East Slavic state, usually or often with a qualifier "Kyiv", "Kievan") · fi Rusj (any of the medieval East Slavic principalities) · it Rus' (medieval East Slavic state, usually or often with a qualifier "Kyiv", "Kievan") · mn орос (people) · uk Русь (people) · el Ρως (medieval East Slavic state, usually or often with a qualifier "Kyiv", "Kievan") · be ру́січы (people) · sl Rusija (people) · pl Ruś (people) · nl Roes (medieval East Slavic state, usually or often with a qualifier "Kyiv", "Kievan") · uk Руте́нія (medieval East Slavic state, usually or often with a qualifier "Kyiv", "Kievan") · fa-ira روس (medieval East Slavic state, usually or often with a qualifier "Kyiv", "Kievan") · ar رُوس (medieval East Slavic state, usually or often with a qualifier "Kyiv", "Kievan") · sl Rus (medieval East Slavic state, usually or often with a qualifier "Kyiv", "Kievan") · be Русь (people) · cs Rus (any of the medieval East Slavic principalities)