10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EYRIR»
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eyrir in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
eyrir and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Kindred and Clan in the Middle Ages and After: A Study in ...
Both wadmal arid silver were reckoned in marks and aurar, thus : 2^ marks (120
ells) one 'hundred' It is obvious that in the wadmal reckoning the terms eyrir (
ounce) and mark (8 oz.) are borrowed from the silver reckoning. It is agreed that
in ...
Bertha Surtees Phillpotts,
2012
2
A concise dictionary of old Icelandic
mwaeles, татя (lönd ol: lausìr англ); friör eyrìr (=frítt fé, kvìkfé), entf-Ie; (4) 11:07:
91, аду—тешу; Flosi spuröi í hvcrjum aurum hann vildì fyrìr hafa, asked г'л 'what
тату! Ãe wished' fa 45e path'. eyris-bót., f. а fue af ст eyrir; »kaup, n. а bargain te
...
3
And Though this World with Devils Filled: A Story of Sufferings
Three other units of value mentioned in the Story of Sufferings are the eyrir, the
quarter (Icel. Jjordun^ur), and the mdrk. The eyrir is, very roughly, the value of six
ells of homespun (see fslensk ordabok, 3rd edn., under: Eyrir 4), so that twenty ...
4
Sagas, Saints and Settlements
Adouble standard of weights also appears at the level of the eyrir. A.W. Brøgger
argued that during the early Viking Age the eyrir was c. 26.5 gm, but that it shifted
later to c.24 gm, possibly in imitation of an Anglo-Saxon standard.86This 24 gm ...
Gareth Williams, Paul Bibire,
2004
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Oxford Dictionary of English
from medieval Latin aeria, aerea, eyria, probably from Old French aire, from Latin
area 'level piece of ground', in late Latin 'nest of a bird of prey'. eyrir /ˈeɪriːr/
7noun (pl. aurar /ˈøɪrar/) a monetary unit of Iceland, equal to one hundredth of a
...
6
The Antiquaries Journal: Being the Journal of the Society of ...
It has long been recognized that an ancient unit of account there, in Old Morse
the eyrir (pi aurar), is lexically the Latin term aureus borrowed into the language.
40 Anton Bregger's careful study of the metrics of the plentiful Norwegian gold ...
7
A history of monetary systems
In this system there were eight silver saigas to the ortugar; 4ortugars to the ora; 2
oras to the eyrir; and 4 eyrirs to the mark.1 At a subsequent period there were 6
bronze penningen to the silver penningar,and 10 silver penningar to the ortugar;
...
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History of monetary systems
In this system there were eight silver saigas to the ortngar 3 4 ortugars to the ore
_: 2 oras to the eyrir ; and 4 eyrirs to the mark.1 At a subsequent period there
were 6 bronze penningen to the silver penningar, and 10 silver penningen to the
...
9
The Birth of the Western Economy: Economic Aspects of the ...
... a fixed quantity of woollen cloth. Whilst at the beginning of the tenth century 6
ells of wool represented one silver eyrir,3 towards the end of the same century it
took 1 mark, or about 8 girirs of wool, to procure one single eyrir of precious metal
...
10
Old-lore Miscellany of Orkney, Shetland, Caithness and ...
of 18 pennies, which goes back to the gold period in the 8th century and before.
The Orkney 18d. eyrir corresponds to the Eastern money-weight in use B.C. in
Britain and Europe outside Roman influence, viz., Orkney-Norse : 18 pennies = 3
...
3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EYRIR»
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eyrir is used in the context of the following news items.
Eyrir Invest holds ISK 2.5bn first close
Icelandic Eyrir Invest has held an ISK 2.5bn first close for its maiden venture fund, Eyrir Sprotar. The fund manager said in a statement that it expects to add more ... «unquote news, Feb 15»
Blumner: Siri doesn't have the answer, but John Henry might
... one of the many obscure words my automated opponent has used to confounding effect, along with "ait," "lek," "qindar," "stime" and "eyrir. «Tampabay.com, Jul 13»
Candover seals €1.5bn Stork deal
Marel had built a 43 per cent stake in the company through LME, which groups Marel with Landsbanki Islands, the Icelandic bank, and Eyrir ... «Financial Times, Nov 07»