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Brsjaci (za žene Brsjačka i Brsjački) dolazi od složenice riječi brst+jadci (oni koji jedu brst, koji brst). kao što su bili i Brsjaci vremena farmera i stočara The name Brsjak and Brsjaci (for women Brsjačka and Brsjački) comes from the compound words brst+jadci (those who eat brst,
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Tu dolazi sklop naivnih, prosto naradnih obja,šnjenja. Po nekim pri- čanjima u narodu, naročito kod Mijaka, Brsjak znači brz i jak. Ima ih koji ih nazivaju Brzaci, t. j. da su brzi kaa konji. Mnogi su mi tvrdili da mogu kaskati za konjima neprestano. Neki opet kažu da su brzice, t. j. da se lako
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