baugur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse baugr (“ring”), from Proto-Germanic *baugaz (“ring”), from *beuganą (“to bend”). Cognate with Old English bēag.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpøyːɣʏr/
Rhymes: -øyːɣʏr

Noun

baugur m (genitive singular baugs, nominative plural baugar)

ring
armlet (of gold or silver) worn on the wrist
(archaic) money
the painted circle on a round shield

Usage notes

Before minted gold and silver came into use in olden times, such rings (armlets) were used as a medium of payment. Hence baugur means "money".

Declension

declension of baugur

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
m-s1	singular		plural
nominative	baugur	baugurinn	baugar	baugarnir
accusative	baug	bauginn	bauga	baugana
dative	baugi	bauginum	baugum	baugunum
genitive	baugs	baugsins	bauga	bauganna

Derived terms

baugeiður
baugshelgur
baugþak
baugþiggjandi
eiga kost á baugi/eiga á baugi (to have a (single) chance left)
ef sá væri á baugi (if there were no other chance)
þú munt eiga slíkan á baugi brátt (thou wilt soon have the very same chance)
geislabaugur

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