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lodde

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

the capelin (fish).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

Examples

  • 1813, Leopold von Buch (Freiherr), Travels through Norway and Lapland We were actually told that when the lodde enters from the sea, the fishermen smell them at a distance of ten English miles, and immediately set off in their boats in quest of them.

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