sylte

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsyld̥ə]

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German sulte, from Old Saxon *sultia, from Proto-Germanic *sultijō (“salt water, brine”). Compare German Sülze and Dutch zult. Cognate to salt (“salt”).

Noun

sylte c (singular definite sylten, plural indefinite sylter)

1. head cheese, brawn

References

“sylte,1” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German sulten, cf. German sülzen, sulzen. Derived from the noun.

Verb

sylte (imperative sylt, infinitive at sylte, present tense sylter, past tense syltede, perfect tense har syltet)

1. to pickle, to preserve in a pickling solution
2. (colloquial) to shelve a project (set aside or postpone)

References

“sylte,2” in Den Danske Ordbog