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brisling

The English word “brisling” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

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

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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