gyser

Middle English edit

Alternative forms edit

geser, gysour, gysowr, gisser

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Middle French gésier, guysier, from Old French gesier, from Latin gigēria.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɡizər/, /ˈd͡ʒizər/

Noun edit

gyser (plural gysers)

(Late Middle English) A gizzard or liver; an organ for processing waste.
Synonym: gyserne

Descendants edit

English: gizzard

References edit

“giser, ǧiser, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-22.

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Verb edit

gyser

present tense of gyse

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