kæsa

Icelandic

Etymology

From an unattested Old Norse *kæsa (compare Faroese kæsa (to press cheese)), a back-formation from kæsir (rennet) (< Proto-West Germanic *kāsī < Latin cāseus < Proto-Indo-European *kwh₂et- (to ferment)), which has been reinterpreted as an agent noun and assumed to have been derived from a verb.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈcʰaiːsa/
    Rhymes: -aiːsa

Verb

kæsa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative kæsti, supine kæst)

  1. (governs the accusative) to make ferment, to bury and allow to ferment

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