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eyrir

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ey⋅rir

  [ey-reer]
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–noun, plural au⋅rar  [oi-rahr] .
an aluminum bronze coin of Iceland, the 100th part of a króna.
Origin:
1925–30; < Icel; ON: ounce, unit of money (c. Sw öre) < L aureus golden
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ey·rir   (ā'rîr')   
n.   pl. au·rar (ou'rär', ɶ'rär')
See Table at currency.

[Icelandic, from Old Norse, money, probably from Latin aurum, gold.]
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