/ˈsʏlˌta/
UrsprungFrom Old Swedish sylta, "to preserve; to salt", from Low German sülten, "boil in brine; preserve" and related to salt. The origin comes from the widespread use of salt as a preservative in pre-modern times.
- common-genderjellied meat, head cheese (American English), brawn (British English)
“Sylta anses ofta som en traditionell svensk julrätt.” — Jellied meat is often considered a traditional Swedish Christmas dish.
- to preserve fruit or vegetables by boiling in sugar.
“Varje år syltar vi frukt på gården.” — We preserve fruit every year on the farm.
- to be mixed up in something disreputable (as in sylta in sig or bli insyltad).
“De blev insyltade i skumraskaffärer.” — They got mixed up in shady business.
Formersylta(indefinite, nominative, singular) · syltas(genitive, indefinite, singular) · syltan(definite, nominative, singular) · syltans(definite, genitive, singular) · syltor(indefinite, nominative, plural) · syltors(genitive, indefinite, plural) · syltorna(definite, nominative, plural) · syltornas(definite, genitive, plural) · syltar(present) · syltade(preterite) · syltat(supine) · sylta(imperative) · sylta(active, infinitive) · syltas(infinitive, passive) · syltat(active, supine) · syltats(passive, supine) · sylta(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · sylten(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive)