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sild

 (sĭld)
n. pl. sild or silds
A young herring that is processed as a sardine, especially in Scandinavia.
[Norwegian and Danish, from Old Norse sīld, herring.]
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sild

(sɪld)
n
(Fishing) any of various small young herrings, esp when prepared and canned in Norway
[Norwegian]
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sild

(sɪld)

n., pl. silds, (esp. collectively) sild.
any immature or small herring, other than a sprat, that is canned as a sardine in Scandinavia.
[1920–25; < Norwegian, Dan: herring, Old Norse síld]
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Noun1.sild - any of various young herrings (other than brislings) canned as sardines in Norway
sardine - any of various small edible herring or related food fishes frequently canned
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"See the cunning brackets to hold candles, and the nice green sild, puckered up, with a gold rose in the middle, and the pretty rack and stool, all complete," added Meg, opening the instrument and displaying its beauties.
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Though some of Tatte's plays stand out by experimental formal solutions (such as utterly long monologue and sophisticated game with time levels in Sild (The Bridge) (2000), his work on the whole could be well interpreted in the framework of "new sincerity" or "new simplicity" as one of the post-post-modernist trends in present-day literature.
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Yr uchafbwynt o ran perfformiadau byw fydd gig gyda'r nos ym maes parcio Gwesty'r Ship gyda Ryland Teifi a Mendocino o Iwerddon, Bob Delyn a'r Ebillion, a Sild sydd e'u cerddoriaeth o draddodiadau Cymru ac Estonia, yn perfformio (Tocynnau pounds 12).
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Flushed with a spirit of unfettered optimism, I followed the only sensible course of action, eschewing the Omega-3 benefits of a tin of sild and opting instead for a celebratory lunch at Turners in Harborne High Street.
Turner's at the top of taste tree; Birmingham's Special One is cooking at the top of his game, says food criticRichard McComb
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