torsk

n. a fish of the cod family, Brosmius brosme, abundant in northern waters and often dried for food.
Etymology: Norw. to(r)sk f. ON tho(r)skr prob. rel. to thurr dry

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noun

large edible marine fish of northern coastal waters; related to cod

• Syn: ↑cusk, ↑Brosme brosme

• Hypernyms: ↑gadoid, ↑gadoid fish

• Part Meronyms: ↑cusk

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\\ˈtȯ(ə)rsk\ noun (plural torsk or torsks)

Etymology: of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian & Swedish & Danish torsk codfish, Old Norse thorskr; akin to Middle Low German dorsch codfish, and probably to Old Norse therra to dry — more at torrent

: codfish

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/tawrsk/, n., pl. torsks, (esp. collectively) torsk.

1. a cod.

2. cusk (def. 1).

[1700-10; Norw; ON thorskr, akin to thurr dry. See THIRST]

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torsk /törsk/

noun

A N Atlantic fish (Brosme brosme) of the cod family, with a long single dorsal fin

ORIGIN: Swed, Norw, Dan torsk, from ON thorskr; cf Ger Dorsch haddock

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torsk «trsk», noun, plural torsks or (collectively) torsk.

1. = cusk (def. 1). (Cf. ↑cusk)

2. = cod¹ (Cf. ↑cod) (def. 1).

╂[< Scandinavian (compare dialectal Norwegian torsk, or tosk)]

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[tôrsk]

n. a North Atlantic fish of the cod family, occurring in deep water and of some commercial importance. Also called cusk. ● Brosme brosme, family Gadidae

Origin:

early 18th cent.: from Norwegian torsk, from Old Norse thorskr; probably related to thurr ‘dry’

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torsk

var. tusk n.³