"breme" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /bɹiːm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-breme.wav [Southern-England] Forms: brim [alternative]
Rhymes: -iːm Etymology: From Middle English brem, breme, from Old English brēme (“famous, glorious, noble”), from Proto-West Germanic *brōmi, from Proto-Germanic *brōmiz (“famous”). Cognate with Latin fremō (“to murmur; to roar”), Ancient Greek βρέμω (brémō, “to roar”), Polish brzmieć (“to be heard”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*bʰrem-}}, {{inh|en|enm|brem}} Middle English brem, {{inh|en|ang|brēme||famous, glorious, noble}} Old English brēme (“famous, glorious, noble”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*brōmi}} Proto-West Germanic *brōmi, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*brōmiz||famous}} Proto-Germanic *brōmiz (“famous”), {{cog|la|fremō||to murmur; to roar}} Latin fremō (“to murmur; to roar”), {{cog|grc|βρέμω||to roar}} Ancient Greek βρέμω (brémō, “to roar”), {{cog|pl|brzmieć||to be heard}} Polish brzmieć (“to be heard”) Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} breme
  1. (obsolete except Northern England, Scotland or poetic) Of the sea, wind, etc.: fierce; raging; stormy, tempestuous. Tags: Scotland, poetic
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