saffern

English

Noun

saffern (uncountable)

1. Obsolete form of saffron.
   • 1855, William Makepeace Thackeray, The Ballad of Bouillabaisse:

     Green herbs, red peppers, mussels, saffern,
     Soles, onions, garlic, roach, and dace;
     All these you eat at Terrés tavern,
     In that one dish of Bouillabaisse.