ciser

Middle English

Alternative forms

siser, cisar, seser, cyser, sicer, syser, cisere

Etymology

From Medieval Latin sīcera, from Ancient Greek σίκερα (síkera), from Hebrew שֵׁכָר‎ (šēḵār). Doublet of sider.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsiːsər/, /ˈsisər/

Noun

ciser (uncountable)

Any alcoholic beverage of great strength and potency.

Descendants

English: cyser

References

“sī̆ser, n.” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-04-21.

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