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saltsild.

herring preserved with salt; salted herring

8 characters2 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsaltˌsɪl/
  1. herring preserved with salt; salted herring

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

From salt (“salt”) + sild (“herring”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk saltsild, Danish saltsild and Swedish saltsill (“salted herring”).

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