- gerennan
- wv/t1a to coagulate
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
gerennan
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rennet — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle English *rennen to cause to coagulate, from Old English gerennan, from ge together + *rennan to cause to run; akin to Old High German rennen to cause to run, Old English rinnan to run more at co , run… … New Collegiate Dictionary
rennet — /ren it/, n. 1. the lining membrane of the fourth stomach of a calf or of the stomach of certain other young animals. 2. the rennin containing substance from the stomach of the calf. 3. a preparation or extract of the rennet membrane, used to… … Universalium
rennet — ren|net [ˈrenıt] n [U] [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: From an unrecorded ren to thicken a liquid , from Old English gerennan] a substance used for making milk thicker in order to make cheese … Dictionary of contemporary English
rennen — Vsw std. (10. Jh.), mhd. rennen, ahd. rennen, as. rennian Stammwort. Aus g. * rann eja Vsw. laufen machen, rinnen machen , auch in gt. urrannjan aufgehen lassen , anord. renna, ae. gerennan, afr. renna, rinna. Kausativum zu dem unter rinnen… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
rennet — {{11}}rennet (1) inner membrane of a calf s stomach, c.1400, probably from an unrecorded O.E. *rynet, related to gerennan cause to run together, because it makes milk run or curdle; from P.Gmc. *rannijanan, causative of *renwanan to run (see RUN… … Etymology dictionary
rennet — ren•net [[t]ˈrɛn ɪt[/t]] n. 1) zool. the lining membrane of the fourth stomach of a calf or of the stomach of certain other young animals 2) biochem. zool. the rennin containing substance from the stomach of an unweaned animal, esp. a calf 3) coo … From formal English to slang
rennet — [ren′it] n. [ME rennen, to cause to coagulate < OE gerennan < ge , together (see CO ) + Gmc * rannjan, to cause to run < base of * rinnan (> RUN) + * jan, caus. suffix] 1. a) the membrane lining the stomach of an unweaned animal, esp … English World dictionary
