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syre

“syre” is a Norwegian Nynorsk word. Its 9 meanings in English:

noun

  1. an acid
  2. sour whey
  3. LSD
  4. rumex, sorrel
  5. wood sorrel
  6. plant of another genus, but which also has acidic leaves

verb

  1. to make more sour or acidic
  2. to rot and smell
  3. to corrode with acid

Etymology

From Old Norse sýra. The verb is derived from the noun. The term for LSD is a calque of English acid.

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