BREME

Etymology

Adjective

breme

(obsolete) Stormy, tempestuous, fierce.

(obsolete) Famous; renowned; well-known.

Anagrams

• EBMer, Ember, berme, ember

Source: Wiktionary


Breme, a. Etym: [OE. breme, brime, fierce, impetuous, glorious, AS. breme, br, famous. Cf. Brim, a.]

1. Fierce; sharp; severe; cruel. [Obs.] Spenser. From the septentrion cold, in the breme freezing air. Drayton.

2. Famous; renowned; well known. Wright. [Written also brim and brimme.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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