I. ˈbrim noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English brimme; akin to Middle High German brem edge, trimming, Old Norse barmr brim, and perhaps to Latin frond-, frons leafy branch, foliage
1.
a. archaic : the edge or margin of a body of water
b. : the edge or rim especially of a cup, bowl, or depression resembling a bowl
the brim of the saucer
the brim of the crater
c. : brink , border
on the brim of unconsciousness
2. : the projecting rim of a hat or bonnet
Synonyms: see border
II. verb
( brimmed ; brimmed ; brimming ; brims )
transitive verb
: to fill to the brim
brim a bowl to good fellowship
intransitive verb
1. : to be or become full often to overflowing
a cup brimming over onto the table
children … brimming over with life and health — F.J.Haskin
boats … brim with peasants in their folk costumes — Frederic Morton
2. : to increase to the point of reaching or overflowing a brim
tears brimmed in his eyes
the sea … brimmed up to the very lip of the shingle beach — David Garnett
III. adjective
Etymology: Middle English — more at breme
archiac : breme
• brimly adverb , archaic
IV. intransitive verb
( brimmed ; brimmed ; brimming ; brims )
Etymology: Middle English brimmen; akin to Middle High German brimmen to roar, Old English bremman — more at fremitus
now dialect England , of swine : to be in heat ; also : copulate
V. noun
( -s )
Etymology: perhaps from brim (IV)
dialect England : strumpet
VI.
dialect
variant of bream I