grilse
Meanings
noun
- A young salmon after its first return from the sea.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Middle English grills, grilles, of unknown origin. Cognate with Scots grils, grissill, girls (“young salmon”). Compare English grawl, Scots grawl, graulse (“young salmon, grilse”).
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