brisling
English edit
Etymology edit
From Norwegian brisling and Danish brisling, from Low German bretling, from bret (“broad”), from Middle Low German *brêd, from Old Saxon brēd.
Noun edit
brisling (plural brislings or brisling)
- A sprat (small herring), especially Sprattus sprattus.
Anagrams edit
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From German Low German bretling.
Noun edit
brisling m (definite singular brislingen, indefinite plural brislinger, definite plural brislingene)
References edit
- “brisling” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From German Low German bretling.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
brisling m (definite singular brislingen, indefinite plural brislingar, definite plural brislingane)
References edit
- “brisling” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.