sild

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

• IPA^(key): /sɪld/

sild (countable and uncountable, plural silds)

1. Any young herring (other than a sprat), especially if canned and processed in Scandinavia for sale as a sardine.

• IDLs, lids, slid

From Old Norse síld, síl, from Proto-Germanic *sīlą.

• IPA^(key): [ˈsilˀ]

sild c (singular definite silden, plural indefinite sild)

1. herring
2. (slang) a young, attractive woman

From Proto-Finnic *cilta, from Baltic.

sild (genitive silla, partitive silda)

1. bridge

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

• IPA^(key): /sɪlt/

sild f (genitive singular sildar, plural sildir)

1. herring (Clupea harengus)

• sildaveiða
• sildaflak
• sildagrunnur
• sildastovnur
• fjarðarsild
• havsild

From Proto-Finnic *cilta.

sild

1. bridge

From Old Norse sild, síld

• IPA^(key): [sɪlː]

sild m or f (definite singular silda or silden, indefinite plural sild or silder, definite singular sildene)

1. (fish) herring

• sildemåke

• “sild” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Old Norse sild and síld.

• IPA^(key): /sɪld/, /sɪlː/ (example of pronunciation)

sild f (definite singular silda, indefinite plural sildar or silder, definite plural sildane or sildene)

1. herring; Clupea harengus

• sildefiske
• sildemåke
• sildesalat

• “sild” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Proto-Finnic *cilta.

sild

1. bridge