*bremaną

Runic: ᛒᚱᛖᛗᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈbre.mɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 4

Meanings

to roar

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰrém-e/o- (‘to hum, rumble’) from root *bʰrem- (‘to make noise’), an onomatopoeic root. Cognates are Ancient Greek βρέμω (brémō) (brémō, ‘to roar; clash; shout, rage’), Proto-Brythonic *brėβ̃ɨd (‘to make noise)’, and Latin fremō (‘to murmur, mutter; complain loudly’).

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	bremō	bremaų	–
2nd singular	brimizi	bremaiz	brem
3rd singular	brimidi	bremai	bremadau
1st dual	bremōz	bremaiw	–
2nd dual	bremadiz	bremaidiz	bremadiz
1st plural	bremamaz	bremaim	–
2nd plural	brimid	bremaid	brimid
3rd plural	bremandi	bremain	bremandau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	bremai	–
2nd singular	bremazai	bremaizau
3rd singular	bremadai	bremaidau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	bremandai	bremaindau
2nd plural	bremandai	bremaindau
3rd plural	bremandai	bremaindau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	bram	brēmį̄
2nd singular	bramt	brēmīz
3rd singular	bram	brēmī
1st dual	brēmū	brēmīw
2nd dual	brēmudiz	brēmīdiz
1st plural	brēmum	brēmīm
2nd plural	brēmud	brēmīd
3rd plural	brēmun	brēmīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
bremaną	bremandz	brumanaz

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Descendants

*breman (Proto-West Germanic)
- *breman (Old Dutch)
  - brēmen (Middle Dutch)
*breman (Proto-West Germanic)
- *breman (Old High German)
  - bremen (Middle High German)
*breman (Proto-West Germanic)
- *breman (Old High German)
  - brema (Old High German)
    - breme (Middle High German)
      - Brämme (Alemannic German)
      - Breme (German)

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