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Then slowe the dowghtie Sigfrid a wisent and an elk, he smote four stoute uroxen and a grim and sturdie schelk.

—The Earth as Modified by Human Action

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noun The European bison (Bison bonasus) having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison. Also called aurochs.

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There's also a European species of bison, the rare wisent. — Benito's Wine Reviews
Then slowe the dowghtie Sigfrid a wisent and an elk, he smote four stoute uroxen and a grim and sturdie schelk. — The Earth as Modified by Human Action
[Footnote: Dar nach sluoger schiere, einen wisent unde elch. — The Earth as Modified by Human Action
Modern naturalists identify the elk with the eland, the wisent with the auerochs. — The Earth as Modified by Human Action
Suck my wisent. — Kissing Suzy Kolber

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German, from Middle High German, from Old High German wisunt.

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