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Definition herring

Etymology

From Middle English hering, from Old English h?ring, from Proto-Germanic *h?ringaz (“herring”), further etymology unknown. Possibly derived from Proto-Germanic *h?r? (“hair”) +‎ -ing, due to the similarity of their fine bones to hair. Cognate with Scots hering, haring (“herring”), Saterland Frisian Hiering, Häiring (“herring”), West Frisian hjerring (“herring”), Dutch haring (“herring”), German Low German Hereng, Hering (“herring”), German Hering (“herring”). French hareng, Norman ?éren, Latin haringus, etc. are borrowings from Germanic.

Noun

herring (plural herrings or herring)

1. A type of small, oily fish of the genus Clupea, often used as food.
2. Fish in the family Clupeidae.
3. Fish similar to those in genus Clupea, many of those in the order Clupeiformes.

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