øræ

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Old Danish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse eyra, from Proto-Germanic *auzô.

Noun[edit]

øræ n

  1. ear
    • c. 1210, "Summi mæn uiliæ at þingmæn", Scanian Law, chapter 153.
      […] af þiufi øræ ællær andra limmir utæn kunungs umbuzman […]
      […] of the thief an ear or other limbs without the king's ombudsman […]
Descendants[edit]
  • Danish: øre
    • Norwegian Bokmål: øre
  • Scanian: ǿra

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Norse eyrir, from Proto-Germanic *aurijaz, from Latin aureus (“gold coin”).

Noun[edit]

øræ m

  1. type of currency equivalent to an eighth of a mark
Descendants[edit]
  • Danish: øre
    • Norwegian Bokmål: øre
      • → Norwegian Nynorsk: øre
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