kveik

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse kveik (only known from Icelandic saga of Jón Ögmundsson). Probably first attested in Norwegian by Erik Pontoppidan in his Glossarium Norvagicum (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.