Old English · noun
beag
Normalised bēag
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /bæ͜ɑːɡ/[bæ͜ɑːɣ]
- Syllables
- bæ͜ɑːɡ (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- circularbeagtorquearmletwornbeecollar
Meaning
-
circular object worn on the body, especially one made of gold or silver: ring, armlet, crown, collar, torque
Sē þe ūs ġehǣlþ fram þām stiċe ūrra synna, hē ġeþafode þæt him man sette þyrnenne bēag on þæt hēafod.
The person who heals us from the stabs of our sins allowed a crown of thorns to be placed on his head.
c. 897, King Alfred's translation of Pope Gregory's Pastoral Care
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *baug, from Proto-Germanic *baugaz, derived from *beuganą (“to bend”). Cognate with Old Frisian bāg, Old Saxon bōg, Old High German boug, and Old Norse baugr.
Descendants
beag, bee
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