øre

Borrowed from Danish øre, Norwegian øre, from Latin aureus (“a Roman coin; golden”)

• IPA^(key): /ˈɜːɹə/

øre (plural øre)

1. A currency unit worth one hundredth of a Norwegian and Danish krone.
2. Misspelling of öre.

• øre at OneLook Dictionary Search

• EOR, ROE, Roe, o'er, roe

• IPA^(key): /øːrə/, [ˈøːɐ]

From Old Danish øræ, from Old Norse eyra, from the voiced Verner alternant of Proto-Germanic *ausô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ows- (“ear”).

øre n (singular definite øret, plural indefinite ører or øren)

1. ear (organ of hearing)
2. handle (small, rounded handle on the side of a container)

From Old Danish øræ, from Old Norse eyrir (pl aurar), from Latin aureus (“gold coin”), from aurum (“gold”). Compare złoty and Gulden

øre c (singular definite øren, plural indefinite ører)

1. A currency unit worth one hundredth of a Norwegian and Danish krone.

See ør (“confused, dizzy”).

øre

1. definite and plural of ør

From Old Norse eyra, from the voiced Verner alternant of Proto-Germanic *ausô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ous-.

øre n (definite singular øret, indefinite plural ører, definite plural øra or ørene)

1. (anatomy) an ear

• øyra, øyre (Nynorsk)

From Old Norse eyrir

øre m or n (definite singular øren or øret, indefinite plural øre, definite plural ørene)

1. an øre (currency unit worth one hundredth of a Norwegian or Danish krone)

• “øre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Old Norse eyrir, plural aurar, from Latin aureus. Compare with Swedish öre.

øre m or n (definite singular øren or øret, indefinite plural øre, definite plural ørane or øra)

1. an øre (currency unit worth one hundredth of a Norwegian or Danish krone)

øre

1. definite singular of ør
2. plural of ør

• “øre” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.