þæsma

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þaismô (“yeast, leaven”), from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂-i- (“to melt, flow, knead, mold, dwindle”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθæːzmɑ/

Noun

þǣsma m

  1. leaven; yeast

Declension

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