brim

English

/bɹɪm/

noun
Definitions
  • (obsolete) The sea; ocean; water; flood.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English brim (shore, surf, sea, ocean) inherited from Old English brim (flood, sea, ocean, wave, sea-edge, surf, water, shore) inherited from Proto-Germanic *brimą (surf, surge, sea, turbulence), *bremaną (roar) derived 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
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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