baugr

Old Norse

Viking age dragon armlet (baugr) from Undrom, Boteå parish, Ångermanland.

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *baugaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewgʰ- (“to bend”). See also Old English bēag, Old High German baug.

Noun

baugr m

1. an armlet or bracelet (often of silver or gold); often used as currency
2. a shield-boss

Declension

Declension of baugr (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	baugr	baugrinn	baugar	baugarnir
accusative	baug	bauginn	bauga	baugana
dative	baugi	bauginum	baugum	baugunum
genitive	baugs	baugsins	bauga	bauganna

Derived terms

• baugbrjótr, baugbroti (“ring-breaker; a generous man”)
• baugnafaðr (“boss-hubbed”)
• baugnjótr (“ring-user”)
• baugrǫst (“ring-land”)
• baugstallr (“ring-support”)
• baugstøkkvir (“ring-flinger”)

Related terms

• bjúga, búga (“to bend, to bow”)
• bjúgr (“a bend, something bent”)

Descendants

• Icelandic: baugur
• Old Gutnish: baugr
• Old Swedish: baugr, bauger
  • Swedish: (dialectal) baug, bäug, bau