eyrir

Old Norse

noun
Definitions
  • an ounce (usually of silver); equivalent to an eighth of a mark (mǫrk (mǫrk)) or sixty pennies (penningr (penningar))
  • (uncountable) money

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *aurijaz derived from Latin aureus (golden, gold coin, a Roman coin, gilded) root from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- (dawn, east, eastern, scoop, draw liquids).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂ews-

Gloss

dawn, east, eastern, scoop, draw liquids

Concept
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Person/Thing

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