kveik

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse kveik (only known from Icelandic saga of Jón Ögmundsson). Probably first attested in Norwegian by Christen Jensøn (1646) as Queick, later also by Erik Pontoppidan (1749) spelled as Qveik.

Noun

kveik f (definite singular kveika, indefinite plural kveiker, definite plural kveikene)

  1. (usually uncountable) a Norwegian kind of brewing yeasts
  2. (uncountable) beer or any similar drink made with this kind of yeasts
  3. (dated) yeast
    Synonyms: gjær, jest, gang

References

  • “kveik” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • Torleiv Hannaas (1915) Ældre norske Sprogminder : Christen Jensøns Den Norske Dictionarium (in Norwegian Nynorsk), page 62
  • Erik Pontoppidan (1749) Glossarium Norvagicum (in Danish)
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