sildn.
/sɪlt/ A small immature herring, Clupea harengus, esp. one caught in northern European seas.
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1921 Handbk. Norway & Sweden (Admiralty) viii. 157 The true sardine..does not occur in northern waters. Norwegian ‘sardines’ are now known in commerce as ‘sild’.
1962 E. M. Cruickshank in G. Borgstrom Fish as Food II. iv. 195 With small fish like the sild, the entire fish is processed.
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