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brim

/bˈɹɪm/BRIM
/bˈɹɪm/BRIM

Meaningsea, ocean, the flood

Common meaning: the rim of a vessel or hat

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishbrim‘surge, surf, sea, flood’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishbrimsource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftssurge, surf, sea, flood → the rim of a vessel or hatbrim‘the rim of a vessel or hat’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English brim ‘sea, ocean, the flood’.

Roots

  • brim Old English “sea, ocean, the flood”

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