bagall

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse bagall, from Old Irish bachall (or perhaps from Old English [Term?]), from Latin baculum (“staff”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpaːɣatl/

Noun

bagall m (genitive singular bagals, nominative plural baglar)

  1. crosier
    Synonyms: biskupsstafur, krókstafur

Declension

Declension of bagall (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bagall bagallinn baglar baglarnir
accusative bagal bagalinn bagla baglana
dative bagli baglinum böglum böglunum
genitive bagals bagalsins bagla baglanna

Old Norse

Etymology

Possibly from Old Irish bachall, from Latin baculum (“staff”).

Noun

bagall m (genitive bagals, plural baglar)

  1. a bishop's staff or crosier

Declension

Declension of bagall (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bagall bagallinn baglar baglarnir
accusative bagal bagalinn bagla baglana
dative bagli baglinum bǫglum bǫglunum
genitive bagals bagalsins bagla baglanna

Derived terms

  • bagalstafr m (“crosier”)
  • baglaðr (“crooked, deformed”)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: bagall

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “bagall”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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