brym

brym

See also: Brym

Middle English

Etymology 1

    Likely a blend of breme (powerful) +‎ grym (fierce). Compare brymston.

    Alternative forms

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /brim/

    Adjective

    brym

    1. fierce, cruel, unmerciful
    2. harsh, severe, strong
    3. (of weather or sea) turbulent, raging
    Descendants
    • English: brim (obsolete)
    • Middle Scots: brim, brym
      • Scots: brim (obsolete)
    References

    Adverb

    brym

    1. (rare) fiercely, harshly, powerfully
    Descendants
    • English: brim (obsolete)
    References

    Etymology 2

      Inherited from Old English brim, from Proto-West Germanic *brim, from Proto-Germanic *brimą.

      Alternative forms

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /brim/

      Noun

      brym (chiefly Northern and poetic)

      1. A waterbody (such as a ocean, pool or river)
      Descendants
      • English: brim (obsolete)
      References

      Etymology 3

      Noun

      brym

      1. alternative form of brymme