síld

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See also: sild and šild

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse síld, from Proto-Germanic *sīlą. More at sile.

Pronunciation

Noun

síld f (genitive singular síldar, nominative plural síldir)

  1. herring

Declension

    Declension of síld
f-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative síld síldin síldir síldirnar
accusative síld síldina síldir síldirnar
dative síld síldinni síldum síldunum
genitive síldar síldarinnar sílda síldanna

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sīlą. Compare síl.

Noun

síld f

  1. herring

Descendants

References

  • Geir T. Zoëga, A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (1910)
  • Richard Cleasby and Gudbrand Vigfusson, An Icelandic-English Dictionary (1874)
  • Gerhard Köbler, Altnordisches Wörterbuch
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