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)

1. ring
2. armlet (of gold or silver) worn on the wrist
3. (archaic) money
4. 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 (masculine)

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

Derived terms

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