Kæsir

Old Norse Dictionary - kæsir

Meaning of Old Norse word "kæsir" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

kæsir: m. rennet from a calf’s maw, used to curdle milk, for making cheese and skyr (q. v.), freq. in mod. usage. kæsis-gras, n., botan. butterwort, pinguicula, Hjalt.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᛋᛁᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

botan.: botanically.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Hjalt.: Hjaltalín, Icelandic Botany.

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