síld

See also: sild

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /silt/
• Rhymes: -ilt

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

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sīlą. Compare síl.

Noun

síld f

1. herring

Descendants

• see the list in *sīlą

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