Brismak

Quick meaning: Brismak is a noun meaning (Shetland, Orkney) Synonym of cusk (“type of fish”).

Meaning

(Shetland, Orkney) Synonym of cusk (“type of fish”).

Example Sentences

Twa brismaks, a stäblin', an' four krooners [grey gurnards]!

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.

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,

Word Forms

• brismaks

Synonyms for brismak

Depending on context, synonyms include cusk.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include tusk, torsk, brat, bristlemouth, birt, torgoch.

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