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brimme

Breme \Breme\ (br[=e]m), a. [OE. breme, brime, fierce, impetuous, glorious, AS. br[=e]me, br[=y]me, 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.

Usage examples of "brimme".

He wore a dark coat and brimmed hat and rode a wellgroomed horse, the kind of man Madia might have teased at the castle more than once but never actually spoke to, except to give the most despotic decree.