saithe
Americannoun
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saithe
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of saithe
1625–35; Scots dial. < Scandinavian; compare Old Norse seithr, Icelandic seith
Example Sentences
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"Species such as hake, pollock and saithe are fantastic alternatives with great flavour and are often under utilised so they can be sold at a lower price point,"he said.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
Arter appears and "saithe that he is not of the wealthe that men takithe him to be."
From The Elizabethan Parish in its Ecclesiastical and Financial Aspects by Ware, Sedley Lynch
“Heeres gold enough,” saithe the heire of Lynne,“Both for me and my company.”He drunke the wine that was so cleere,And with every man he made merry.
From A Collection of Ballads by Lang, Andrew
Thanne saithe erthe to erthe: 28 ‘This is alle owris’.
From Erthe Upon Erthe by Various
On the rocks beside them lay two or three small codfish, a large flounder, two good-sized lythe, and nearly a dozen saithe.
From The New McGuffey Fourth Reader by McGuffey, William Holmes
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