eyrir

[ ey-reer ]

noun,plural au·rar [oi-rahr]. /ˈɔɪ rɑr/.
  1. an aluminum bronze coin of Iceland, one 100th of a króna.

Origin of eyrir

1
First recorded in 1925–30; from Icelandic; Old Norse: “ounce, unit of money” (cognate with Swedish öre ), from Latin aureus “golden”

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eyrir

/ (ˈeɪrɪə) /


nounplural aurar (ˈɔːrɑː)
  1. an Icelandic monetary unit worth one hundredth of a krona

Origin of eyrir

1
Old Norse: ounce (of silver), money; related to Latin aureus golden

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