See also: sild and šild

Icelandic

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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síld f (genitive singular síldar, nominative plural síldir)

  1. herring

Declension

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    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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *sīlą. Compare síl.

Noun

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síld f

  1. herring

Descendants

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References

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