English

1 øre coin

Noun

øre ‎(plural øre)

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

References

• øre at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• o'er, roe, Roe, ROE

Danish

øre

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /øːrə/, [ˈøːɐ]

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

Noun

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)

Inflection

Etymology 2

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

Noun

øre c (singular definite øren, plural indefinite ører)

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

Declension

Etymology 3

See ør ‎(“confused, dizzy”).

Adjective

øre

1. definite and plural of ør

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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

1. (anatomy) an ear

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse eyrir

Noun

øre m, 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)

See also

• øyra, øyre (Nynorsk)

References

• “øre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.