bremse

From German Bremse, from Middle Low German premese, derived from Middle Low German premen (“to squeeze, press together”).

bremse c (singular definite bremsen, plural indefinite bremser)

1. brake

bremse (imperative brems, infinitive at bremse, present tense bremser, past tense bremsede, perfect tense har bremset)

1. to brake

From Old Danish brims, from a root meaning to buzz; doublet of brumme (“to buzz”), which see.

bremse c (singular definite bremsen, plural indefinite bremser)

1. a botfly

• hestebremse

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bremse

1. inflection of bremsen:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative

• brems (of the noun)

From Middle Low German premese and German Bremse.

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

1. a brake (also used figuratively)

• bremselengde
• bremsepedal
• bremsevæske
• bremsing

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

• “bremse” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

• brems m

From Middle Low German premese and German Bremse.

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

1. a brake (also used figuratively)

• bremselengd, bremselengde
• bremsepedal
• bremsing
• handbremse

• “bremse” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.