Etymology

brismak

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Today it means: Synonym of cusk (“type of fish”). Full definition →

Old Norse brosma
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  1. Old Norse · derived frombrosma
  2. English todaybrismak

Ultimately from Old Norse brosma, compare dialectal Norwegian bresma; ultimately related to English bream, which see for more.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.