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Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse bagall, from Old Irish bachall (or perhaps from Old English ), from Latin baculum (“staff”).
Pronunciation
Noun
bagall m (genitive singular bagals, nominative plural baglar)
- crosier
- Synonyms: biskupsstafur, krókstafur
Declension
Declension of bagall (masculine)
Old Norse
Etymology
Possibly from Old Irish bachall, from Latin baculum (“staff”).
Noun
bagall m (genitive bagals, plural baglar)
- a bishop's staff or crosier
Declension
Declension of bagall (strong a-stem)
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “bagall”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive