skyr
See also: skýr
English
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Etymology
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)
Noun
skyr (uncountable)
- A yogurt-like product made of curdled milk, curds stored up for food; a thick dairy product unique to Icelandic cuisine that can be traced back to the Vikings.
Further reading
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Faroese
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
skyr n (genitive singular skyrs, uncountable)
Declension
Declension of skyr (singular only) | ||
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n3s | singular | |
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | skyr | skyrið |
accusative | skyr | skyrið |
dative | skyri | skyrinum |
genitive | skyrs | skyrsins |
Icelandic
Etymology
From the Old Norse skyr (“thick curdled milk”)[1]. Related to the terms skjör-ost in Fjón, Denmark, skjør-ost or skjør in Norwegian, meaning “buttermilk” or “cultured milk”, and many similar terms in Swedish dialects. The Latin term lac concretum (“thick milk”) is in the book Germania by Tacitus.
Pronunciation
Noun
skyr n (genitive singular skyrs, no plural)
- skyr (yogurt-like product made of curdled milk)
Declension
declension of skyr
Derived terms
Derived terms
- berjaskyr (“blackberries and curds”)
- hleypa skyr
- skyraskur (“a curd bowl”)
- skyrbjúgur (“scurvy”)
- skyrbúr (“a curd bower”)
- skyrker (“a curd vessel”)
- skyrsletta
- sletta skyrinu (“to spend beyond one's means”)
- þeir sletta skyrinu sem eiga það
See also
References
- ^ J.Fritzner. Ordbog over det gamle norske Sprog. 1862, Christiania.
Further reading
skyr on the Icelandic Wikipedia.Wikipedia is
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse skírr, from Proto-Germanic *skīriz. Doublet of schyre.
Pronunciation
Adjective
skyr
- clear-coloured, pale, light, luminous, radiant
- (rare) clear, noticeable, discernible
- (rare) unadulterated, undiluted, full-strength
- (rare) untainted, unaffected, secure
Descendants
References
- “skīr(e (adj.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-01.
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
skyr
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
skyr
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