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brim

US/bɹɪm/ uncommon archaic obsolete slang uk us
noun (2) verb (2)

noun

1.

the top edge of a vessel

Synonyms
2.

a circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hat

verb

1.

be completely full

  • “His eyes brimmed with tears”
2.

fill as much as possible

  • “brim a cup to good fellowship”

Origin

The verb is derived from Middle English brimmen (“of pigs: to be in heat or rut; to breed; to bear fruit”), either: * modified from brem, breme (“of animals: ferocious, savage; of fire, the sea, a storm, etc.: raging, severe, tempestuous; glorious, splendid; etc.”, adjective) (whence modern English breme (“(obsolete) fierce, stormy, tempestuous”)), from Old English brēme (“(poetic) glorious; famous, renowned”), from Proto-West Germanic *brōmi, from Proto-Germanic *brōmiz (“famous”); or * directly from Old English bremman (“to rage; to roar”) (though not attested in Middle English), from Proto-Germanic *bramjaną, *bremaną (“to roar”); both from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrem- (“to make noise”). The noun is derived from Middle English brim, from the verb: see above.

Phrases

  • brim over
  • halo brim
  • to the brim

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