speke.
to cure or preserve (meat, fat, fish, etc.) by salting, drying, and often smoking, so that it can be eaten uncooked
Meaning & usage
to cure or preserve (meat, fat, fish, etc.) by salting, drying, and often smoking, so that it can be eaten uncooked
Vi skal speke lammelåret til jul.
to preserve in brine until edible uncooked
Silda er speket etter fire til seks uker.
Where this word comes from
Related to spik (“spike, nail; pointed stick”), originally with the sense “to dry on a stick”. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk speke (“to cure, preserve by salting and drying”).
to freeze; to form a crust of ice; to turn into ice
Where this word comes from
Unknown.
to mortify or chasten (one's body, urges, or earthly needs); to live temperately or ascetically
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Norse spekja (“to tame, pacify”), related to spakr (“wise, gentle, calm”). Compare spekelse (“mortification, chastening”).
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