\Breme\ (br[=e]m), a. [OE. breme, brime, fierce,
impetuous, glorious, AS. br[=e]me, br[=y]me, famous. Cf.
{Brim}, a.]
1. Fierce; sharp; severe; cruel. [Obs.] --Spenser.
         From the septentrion cold, in the breme freezing
         air.                                  --Drayton.
2. Famous; renowned; well known. --Wright. [Written also
   {brim} and {brimme}.]