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Norn
Etymology
From Old Norse síldin, the definite form of síld.
Noun
sildin
- (Foula Shetland) herring
Usage notes
- Lyngby interpretes the in at the word's end as a definite article -in (cognate to Danish -en, Swedish -en).[1] The term would hence mean "the herring".
References
- ^ K. J. Lyngby, Om sproget på Hjaltlandsøerne (title) or Om sproget paa Hjaltlandsöerne (contents), in: Annaler for nordisk oldkyndighed og historie, udgivne af det kongelige nordiske oldskrift-selskab, 1860, Kjöbenhavn, p. 207: "Der hjaltlandske ord står her flere gange med det bestemte kendeord, hvor Low eller Barry urigtig har givet det engelske det unbestemte kendeord."