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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
BJAKK, n. “A small person. Also disparagingly of a person of very slight physical strength” (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928)).
[Cf. Norw. pjakk, young salmon, and pjokk, a little boy (Jak.). See also Byack, idem, and Biach.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Bjakk n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 16 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/bjakk>
