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eyrir

eyrir

9.9
A small Icelandic coin equal to one hundredth of a krona
  • noun
: eyrir
  • One eyrir is equivalent to one hundredth of an Icelandic krona.

Examples

  • How much is this item in eyrir?

  • After inflation, the value of the eyrir became insignificant in daily transactions.

  • The coins included denominations of five, ten, and twenty-five aurar and one eyrir.

  • I saved up eyrir to buy a gift.

  • One eyrir is equal to one hundredth of an Icelandic krona.

  • The coins in my pocket include a few eyrir.

  • In my country, we often discuss the eyrir when budgeting.

Surface Forms

eyrir singular
eyrir plural

Etymology

The word eyrir comes from Old Norse eyrir, where it meant 'a small coin'. So today an eyrir is still a very small unit of Icelandic money, 'one hundredth of a krona', much like a 'penny', and that old meaning explains its modern use.