Kæsir

Old Norse Dictionary - kæsir

Meaning of Old Norse word "kæsir"

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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