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lodde

lodde noun: the capelin (fish).

Noun

lodde (plural loddes)

  1. (obsolete) the capelin (fish).
    • 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.1813, Leopold von Buch (Freiherr), Travels through Norway and Lapland

Forms of lodde

pluralloddes

Questions about lodde

What does lodde mean?
Lodde means the capelin (fish).
What part of speech is lodde?
Lodde is a noun.
What is the plural of lodde?
The plural of lodde is loddes.

Words near lodde in the dictionary

  1. Lodato
  2. Lodatos
  3. Loday algebra
  4. Loday algebras
  5. LODD
  6. lodde
  7. loddes
  8. Loddon
  9. Loddon Vale
  10. lode
  11. Lode Star

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