brisling

English

Etymology

From Norwegian brisling and Danish brisling, from Low German bretling, from bret (“broad”), from Middle Low German *brêd, from Old Saxon brēd.

Noun

brisling (plural brislings or brisling)

  1. A sprat (small herring), especially Sprattus sprattus.

Anagrams

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German Low German bretling.

Noun

brisling m (definite singular brislingen, indefinite plural brislinger, definite plural brislingene)

  1. a European sprat or brisling (Sprattus sprattus)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From German Low German bretling.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²brɪslɪŋ/

Noun

brisling m (definite singular brislingen, indefinite plural brislingar, definite plural brislingane)

  1. a European sprat or brisling (Sprattus sprattus)

References
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