brems

See also: Brems

Luxembourgish

Verb

brems

1. inflection of bremsen:
   1. second-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• bremse

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German premese and German Bremse.

Noun

brems m (definite singular bremsen, indefinite plural bremser, definite plural bremsene)

1. a brake (also used figuratively)

Derived terms

• håndbrems

Etymology 2

Noun

brems m (definite singular bremsen, indefinite plural bremser, definite plural bremsene)

1. a botfly

Verb

brems

1. imperative of bremse

References

• “brems” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “brems” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German premese and German Bremse.

Alternative forms

• bremse f
• bræms (dialectal)

Noun

brems m (definite singular bremsen, indefinite plural bremsar, definite plural bremsane)

1. a brake (also used figuratively)

See also

• brekk

Etymology 2

Compare Old Swedish brims (replaced by modern Swedish broms).

Noun

brems m (definite singular bremsen, indefinite plural bremsar, definite plural bremsane)

1. a botfly

References

• “brems” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.