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.