# sild

> English word · Noun · IPA /sɪld/

## Definitions
1. Any young herring (other than a sprat), especially if canned and processed in Scandinavia for sale as a sardine.

## Etymology
From Norwegian and Danish sild, from Old Norse síld. More at sile. See also sillock.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sild