Talk:Skyr

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[edit] Skyr / Scurvy

There's a theory that this drink has given name to the disease of Scurvy, in various languages, see [1]. Any comments? Other sources? 惑乱 分からん * \)/ (\ (< \) (2 /) /)/ * 17:04, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

Probably false. According to the current bible in the field (i.e. Icelandic etymology), it is related to the verb skera meaning cut, particularly in the middle voice skerast, i.e. separate itself into whey and the rest. (Yes, the middle voice can take on quite different meanings. :-) Io 17:16, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

PS: Skyr is not a drink. It has a higher cohesion than yoghurt. Very cold ketchup comes to mind as a comparison. Io 17:19, 29 October 2007 (UTC)