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)

1. 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.