/ue"rddeuh/ , n. , pl. öre .
1. a bronze coin of Norway, the 100th part of a krone.
2. a zinc or bronze coin of Denmark, the 100th part of a krone.
3. a bronze coin of Sweden, the 100th part of a krona.
4. a fractional currency of the Faeroe Islands, the 100th part of a krona.
Also, øre /ue"rddeuh/ (for defs. 1, 2).
[ 1600-10; aureus a gold coin ]