bismar

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)

  1. (historical) A kind of steelyard used in Orkney.

Anagrams

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse bismari, from Old East Slavic безмѣнъ (bezměnŭ).

Noun

bismar m (definite singular bismaren, indefinite plural bismarar, definite plural bismarane)

  1. steelyard

Derived terms

  • bismarpund
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