breme
English
/bɹiːm/
adj
Definitions
- (obsolete) Stormy, tempestuous, fierce.
- (obsolete) Famous; renowned; well-known.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English brem inherited from Old English brēme (famous, glorious, noble) inherited from Proto-Germanic *brōmiz (famous) root from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrem- (make noise, ramble, buzz, make a noise, hum).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*bʰrem-
Gloss
make noise, ramble, buzz, make a noise, hum
Concept
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Cognates and derived terms
- affremo Latin
- fremebundus Latin
- fremere Latin
- fremitāre Latin
- fremo Latin
- fremō Latin
- brommen Dutch, Flemish
- βρέμω Ancient Greek
- ὑψιβρεμέτης Ancient Greek
- *bʰrem- Proto-Indo-European
- *bramjaną Proto-Germanic
- *bremaną Proto-Germanic
- *brummōną Proto-Germanic
- *brēm- Proto-Germanic
- *brōmiz Proto-Germanic
- brzmieć Polish
- brzmik Polish
- breme Old English
- brēme Old English
- भ्रमर Sanskrit
- भ्रमरक Sanskrit
- brem Middle English
- *brьměti Proto-Slavic
- βρομο- Greek (modern)
- brummen Middle Low German