saithe

[ seyth, seyth ]

noun,plural saithe.Ichthyology.

Origin of saithe

1
1625–35; Scots dial. <Scandinavian; compare Old Norse seithr,Icelandic seith

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saithe

/ (seɪθ) /


noun
  1. British another name for coalfish

Origin of saithe

1
C19: from Old Norse seithr coalfish; compare Gaelic saigh, saighean coalfish, Irish saoidhean young of fish

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