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sild
[ sild ]
noun
, plural silds, (especially collectively) sild.
- (in Scandinavia) any of numerous species of herring.
- any immature or small herring, other than a sprat, that is canned and commercially sold as a sardine.
sild
/ sɪld /
noun
- any of various small young herrings, esp when prepared and canned in Norway
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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!
From Project Gutenberg
You can't do anything with a little sild like that if you fwighten him.
From Project Gutenberg
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