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| eider | a kind of duck. |
| eyrir | a monetary unit of Iceland. Pl. AURAR. |
| geyser | a type of thermal spring which ejects water intermittently with considerable force. [Icel. Geysir, name of a particular hot spring in Iceland, rel. to geysa, gush]. |
| hareld | a N. American duck, aka OLDSQUAW or OLDWIFE. |
| krona | an Icelandic monetary unit. Pl. KRONUR or KRONOR. |
| surtarbrand surturbrand | a lignite found interbedded with lavas in Iceland. |