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)
- 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
- 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