riksdaler

Swedish

noun
Definitions
  • an older currency unit, in Germany from 1566, later adopted in Sweden, official between 1777 and 1873
  • (colloquial) krona, crown; the current Swedish currency unit

Etymology

Compound from Swedish rike (realm, kingdom, empire, land, nation, reich, country) + Swedish daler (taler, thaler).

Origin

Swedish

daler

Gloss

taler, thaler

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