As nouns the difference between sold and sild
is that sold is income of a soldier, conscripts in military or other national service, and certain other professions while sild is herring.
sold
English
Etymology 1
Verb
(head)
(sell)
Derived terms
* oversold
Etymology 2
(etyl) solde. See soldier, and compare sou.
Noun
(obsolete) solary; military pay
- (Spenser)
(
Webster 1913)
sild
English
Noun
Any young herring (other than a sprat), especially if canned and processed in Scandinavia for sale as a sardine.
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