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eyrir

[ ey-reer ]

noun

plural aurar
  1. an aluminum bronze coin of Iceland, one 100th of a króna.


eyrir

/ ˈɪɪə /

noun

  1. an Icelandic monetary unit worth one hundredth of a krona
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of eyrir1

First recorded in 1925–30; from Icelandic; Old Norse: “ounce, unit of money” (cognate with Swedish ö ), from Latin aureus “gDZ”
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of eyrir1

Old Norse: ounce (of silver), money; related to Latin aureus golden

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