brême
See also: breme, brème, Breme, and Brême
Norman
Etymology
From Old French braisme, from Frankish *brahsima, from West Germanic *brahsmō, from Proto-Germanic *brahsmǭ, *brahsinō, *brahsmaz (“bream”), perhaps from Proto-Germanic *brehwanaz (“shining, glittery, sparkly”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerek- (“to shine”) (see English braid (verb)).
Noun
brême f (plural brêmes)
- (Jersey) common bream (Abramis brama)
- (Jersey) red sea bream, blackspot sea bream (Pagellus bogaraveo)
- (Jersey) black sea bream (Spondyliosoma cantharus)
Synonyms
- (Pagellus bogaraveo): sarde