brisling

Meaning

A sprat (small herring), especially Sprattus sprattus.

Synonyms

European sprat

Clupea sprattus

garvie

stuifin

Translations

Etymology

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

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