síld

See also: sild and šild

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

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