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Thesaurus: breme

Fierce; sharp; severe; cruel.

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  1. a. Fierce; sharp; severe; cruel.
  2. a. Famous; renowned; well known.
  3. 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.]
  4. To burn. [Obs.] Chaucer.Consuming fire brent his shearing house or stall. W. Browne.
  5. a. Fierce; sharp; severe; cruel. a. Famous; renowned; well known.