brette
See also: Brette
French
Etymology
From Old French [espee/lame] brette (“Breton [sword/blade]”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʁɛt/
Noun
brette f (plural brettes)
- rapier, (type of) long sword
Derived terms
- bretteur (“he who fights with swords, especially rapiers”)
Further reading
- “brette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse bretta.
Verb
brette (imperative brett, present tense bretter, passive brettes, simple past and past participle bretta or brettet, present participle brettende)
- to fold, wrap
- to roll
- brette opp ermene ― roll up one's sleeves
References
- “brette” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “brette_3” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse bretta.
Verb
brette (present tense brettar/bretter, past tense bretta/brette, past participle bretta/brett, passive infinitive brettast, present participle brettande, imperative brette/brett)
- to fold, wrap
- to roll
- brette opp ermane ― roll up one's sleeves
Alternative forms
- bretta
References
- “brette” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.