Brimme

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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              From the septentrion cold, in the breme freezing
              air.                                  --Drayton.
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     2. Famous; renowned; well known. --Wright.
        [1913 Webster] [Written also {brim} and {brimme}.]
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