brisling

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noun

A sprat (small herring), especially Sprattus sprattus.

Similar
spratClupea sprattus
OriginNorwegian brisling ← Danish brisling ← Low German bretling →
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Meanings

nounbrisling (plural brislings or brisling)

plural brislings

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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsmall fatty European fish; usually smoked or canned like sardines

Similar
sprat
Broader
herring

nounsmall herring processed like a sardine

Similar
spratClupea sprattus
Broader
sardine
Also see
european spratsprat

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Saxonbrēd
  2. Middle Low German*brêd
  3. Low Germanbretling
  4. Danishbrisling
  5. Norwegianbrisling
  6. Englishbrisling

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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APA

brisling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brisling

MLA

“brisling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brisling. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brisling,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brisling.

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