gær

See also: gaer and gär

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɛːr/, [ɡ̊ɛːˀɐ̯]

Noun

gær c (singular definite gæren, not used in plural form)

1. yeast (froth used in medicine, baking and brewing)
2. yeast (cake or dried granules used to make bread dough rise)

See also

• gær on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse gær, gjár.

Noun

gær

1. yesterday

Usage notes

• Almost always used with í; í gær