- brisling
- noun Etymology: Norwegian brisling, from Low German bretling, from bret broad; akin to Old English brād broad Date: circa 1868 sprat 1a
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
brisling
Look at other dictionaries:
brisling — risling n. 1. a small fatty European fish; usually smoked or canned. Syn: sprat. [WordNet 1.5] 2. a small herring ({Clupea sprattus}) processed like a sardine. Syn: sprat. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Brisling — Brisling, Fisch, s. Sprotte … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Brisling — Brisling, die Sprotte … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
brisling — [bris′liŋ] n. [Norw dial. < older Dan bretling] SPRAT … English World dictionary
brisling — /ˈbrɪzlɪŋ/ (say brizling) noun (plural brislings or brisling) → sprat (def. 1). Usage: For variation in the plural inflection, see note at fish1 …
brisling — /briz ling, bris /, n. sprat (def. 1). [1900 05; < Norw; akin to obs. Dan bretling, G Brätling, Breitling] * * * … Universalium
brisling — noun A sprat (small herring) … Wiktionary
Brisling — Sprott; Sprattus sprattus (lat.); Europäische Sprotte; Breitling … Universal-Lexikon
brisling — [ brɪslɪŋ, brɪz ] noun (plural same or brislings) a sprat, especially one seasoned and smoked in Norway and sold in a can. Origin early 20th cent.: from Norw. and Dan … English new terms dictionary
brisling — bris·ling … English syllables
