What does brismak mean?
Brismak means (Shetland, Orkney) Synonym of cusk (“type of fish”)..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(Shetland, Orkney) Synonym of cusk (“type of fish”)..
itt I wiz kummin hemm frae Ska, / whaar I wiz rowin dat simmer, / ee setterdey nycht wi a biudie o' / ling hedds an peerie brismaks, an / bruk o' dat kynd apo ma bak, that I was coming home from / Ska, wheere I was fishing that / summer, one Saturday night with a creil [or basket] ling heads / and small tusk-fish, and scaps / of that kind upon my back,
The Torsk it seems, from his account, or as it is called in the Shetlands, Tusk and Brismak, is a northern fish, which as yet has not been discovered lower to the southward than the Orknies, and is even rather scarce there.
Twa brismaks, a stäblin', an' four krooners [grey gurnards]!
Use brismak when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Brismak means (Shetland, Orkney) Synonym of cusk (“type of fish”)..
Common synonyms include cusk.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
itt I wiz kummin hemm frae Ska, / whaar I wiz rowin dat simmer, / ee setterdey nycht wi a biudie o' / ling hedds an peerie brismaks, an / bruk o' dat kynd apo ma bak, that I was coming home from / Ska, wheere I was fishing that / summer, one Saturday night with a creil [or basket] ling heads / and small tusk-fish, and scaps / of that kind upon my back,
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