saithe means the pollock or coalfish or coley (Pollachius virens). Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 89 out of 100.
saithe is pronounced /seɪð/.
Etymology
From Old Norse seiðr; compare Norwegian sei and Swedish and Danish sej.
noun
- The pollock or coalfish or coley (Pollachius virens).“Daniel Lawson made the claim after it was revealed that cod quotas would be cut almost in half – by 44 per cent – with saithe quotas also to fall by a quarter.”