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".

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