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語源

Unknown; possibly related to Middle High German brem (“margin”), with /i/ perhaps being due to the influence of brym (“waterbody”). Alternatively, possibly from reanalysis of the dative of that word in phrases such as at þe bryme (“at the sea”).

発音

• IPA: /ˈbrim(ə)/
• IPA: /ˈbrym(ə)/ (West Midland)

名詞

brymme (plural brymmes) (chiefly East Midland, Southern, West Midland)

1. The edge of a waterbody (a riverbank; a seashore)
2. Any edge or rim (of a cup, furrow, or hole)

派生した語

• English: brim
  • → Scots: brim

参照

• “brimme, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
• “brim, n..”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.