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sild

[ sild ]

noun

, plural silds, (especially collectively) sild.
  1. (in Scandinavia) any of numerous species of herring.
  2. any immature or small herring, other than a sprat, that is canned and commercially sold as a sardine.


sild

/ sɪld /

noun

  1. any of various small young herrings, esp when prepared and canned in Norway
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sild1

1920–25; < Norwegian, Danish: herring, Old Norse síld
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sild1

Norwegian
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Example Sentences

Lantz-k-nek-hisz-sild—that's asking a great deal from a body at one time!

You can't do anything with a little sild like that if you fwighten him.

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