lýsi

See also: lysi, łysi, lýsi-, and λύση

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈliːsɪ/
    Rhymes: -iːsɪ

Noun

lýsi n (genitive singular lýsis, nominative plural lýsi)

  1. oil derived from various types of animal fat: fish liver (from shark, cod, pollock, etc.), and in earlier times also whale, seal or walrus blubber, historically used for lighting (with oil lamps), but now primarily used as a food supplement (for its content of vitamins A, D and E and omega-3 fatty acids)

Declension

Derived terms

  • fisklýsi (fish oil, fish body oil)
  • hákarlalýsi (shark oil)
  • lifrarlýsi (fish-liver oil)
  • þorskalýsi (cod-liver oil)
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