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 ==== ==== Derived terms ====