Etymology

sild

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Today it means: Any young herring (other than a sprat), especially if canned and processed in Scandinavia for sale as a sardine. Full definition →

Danish sild ← Old Norse síld
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  1. Old Norse · derived fromsíld
  2. Danish · derived fromsild
  3. English todaysild

From Norwegian and Danish sild, from Old Norse síld. More at sile. See also sillock.

Words from the same roots

Old Norsesíld all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.