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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 4 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/bjakk>
