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.

Translations

Sprattus sprattus — see European sprat

Anagrams

• birlings

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

• “brisling” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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

• “brisling” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.