The word lad comes from Old Norse hlaða (to load or store), but in this context it refers to a used aboard smaller open fishing vessels ( eka , snipa ) to keep roe separated from gutted fish. romslad

Roe was not a byproduct. It was a . In coastal villages where cash was scarce, a fisherman might pay the local shopkeeper with two romslad of salted roe in exchange for flour, salt, or new fishing line. Cured roe was also: The word lad comes from Old Norse hlaða