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rigsdaler
[rigz-dah-leyr]
rigsdaler
/ ˈrɪɡzˌdɑːlə /
noun
another word for rix-dollar
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Word History and Origins
Origin of rigsdaler1
From Danish, dating back to 1590–1600; rix-dollar
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Example Sentences
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At 14, and gangly as a stork, Hans Christian stowed his toy theater, a loaf of bread and 13 rigsdaler into his knapsack and went to Copenhagen.
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The King himself, who had read some of his poetry, sent him on a two-year tour of the Continent and granted him 400 rigsdaler a year.
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“One rigsdaler and fifty öre each—three rigsdalers in all.”
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"Well," said I, "It is worth at least half a rigsdaler."
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It is very difficult," he said, "with us it is so simple; six and a half groner are equal to one and a third gross-groner or the quarter part of our Rigsdaler.
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