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bismar
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English
Etymology
From Danish bismer, from Middle Low German bisemer, via a Slavic language from Turkish batman (“a unit of weight”).
Noun
bismar (plural bismars)
- (historical) A kind of steelyard used in Orkney.
Anagrams
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- bøssmal, bøssmår (Trøndelag)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse bismari, from Old East Slavic безмѣнъ (bezměnŭ).
Noun
bismar m (definite singular bismaren, indefinite plural bismarar, definite plural bismarane)
Derived terms
- bismarpund
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