An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/verbrämen

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, V (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
verbrämen
Friedrich Kluge2507747An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, V — verbrämen1891John Francis Davis

verbrämen, vb., ‘to border, fringe,’ from late MidHG. brëm, verbrëmen, n., ‘border, trimming,’ older ModHG. Brame, ‘border, skirts of a wood,’ E. brim (AS. brimme).