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sild

sild

9.9
A young herring canned and eaten like a sardine
  • noun
  • UK
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  • The chef prepared a delicious dish with sild.

Examples

  • We enjoyed freshly canned sild on crisp rye bread during our visit to Bergen.

  • Have you ever tried sild from Norway?

  • Savoring pickled sild is a holiday tradition in some Northern European countries.

  • The delicatessen stocks several brands of Norwegian sild for traditional Scandinavian dishes.

  • I love to eat sild with a side of pickles and fresh bread.

  • My favorite snack is sild straight from the can, seasoned with lemon.

  • Sild can be enjoyed as a flavorful dish on crackers or toast.

Synonyms

sardine
vssild
60 1.3

A small oily fish often sold in cans and eaten

is a young Norwegian fish canned and eaten like those small oily ones
herring
vssild
52 1.4

A small silver fish often eaten smoked, salted, or pickled

is a young Norwegian fish mainly canned and eaten like small ones
brisling
vssild
  • UK
8.4

A small fatty fish like a sardine often smoked or canned

is a young Norwegian fish canned and eaten like those small fatty ones

Surface Forms

sild singular
silds plural

Etymology

The word sild comes from an old Scandinavian word meaning 'herring' and is still used in Norway and Denmark for the small fish often pickled or canned. So sild today means a young herring you eat like a sardine.