German

Noun

Bremse f ‎(genitive Bremse, plural Bremsen)

1. brake, device for causing deceleration

Declension

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German brēmse, from Old Saxon brimissa. This form is from High German Breme ‎(now archaic), from Middle High German breme, from Old High German brema. The form brimissa did exist in Old High German, but both the phonetic development and the attestation prove that it is not the direct source of the modern word.

Noun

Bremse f ‎(genitive Bremse, plural Bremsen)

1. horsefly, breezefly, gadfly (fly of the family Tabanidae)

Declension

Derived terms

• Viehbremse (species of horsefly)

See also: Bremse

German

Verb

bremse

1. First-person singular present of bremsen.
2. First-person singular subjunctive I of bremsen.
3. Third-person singular subjunctive I of bremsen.
4. Imperative singular of bremsen.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German premese and German Bremse

Alternative forms

• (of the noun) brems

Noun

bremse f, m ‎(definite singular bremsa or bremsen, indefinite plural bremser, definite plural bremsene)

1. a brake (also used figuratively)

Derived terms

• bremsepedal
• bremsevæske

Verb

bremse ‎(imperative brems, present tense bremser, simple past and past participle bremsa or bremset, present participle bremsende)

1. to brake

   bremse ned - to slow down

References

• “bremse” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German premese and German Bremse

Alternative forms

• brems

Noun

bremse f ‎(definite singular bremsa, indefinite plural bremser, definite plural bremsene)

1. a brake (also used figuratively)

Derived terms

• bremsepedal

References

• “bremse” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.