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dillisk

dillisk is the alternative form of dulse.

Meaning of dulse

Noun

dulse (usually uncountable, plural dulses)

  1. (usually) A seaweed of a reddish-brown color (Palmaria palmata) which is sometimes eaten, as in Scotland.
    • Then Egil said, ‘That happens if you eat dulse, it makes you even thirstier.’1997, “Egil's Saga”, in Bernard Scudder, transl., The Sagas of Icelanders, Penguin, published 2001, page 151

Questions about dillisk

What is dillisk the alternative form of?
Dillisk is the alternative form of dulse.

Words near dillisk in the dictionary

  1. dillings
  2. dillio
  3. dillion
  4. dillions
  5. dillis
  6. dillisk
  7. Dillistone
  8. dillkött
  9. Dillman
  10. Dillmans
  11. dillo

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