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French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French [espee/lame] brette (“Breton ”).
Pronunciation
Noun
brette f (plural brettes)
- rapier, (type of) long sword
Derived terms
- bretteur (“he who fights with swords, especially rapiers”)
Further reading
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse bretta.
Verb
brette (imperative brett, present tense bretter, passive brettes, simple past and past participle bretta or brettet, present participle brettende)
- to fold, wrap
- to roll
- brette opp ermene ― roll up one's sleeves
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse bretta.
Verb
brette (present tense brettar/bretter, past tense bretta/brette, past participle bretta/brett, passive infinitive brettast, present participle brettande, imperative brette/brett)
- to fold, wrap
- to roll
- brette opp ermane ― roll up one's sleeves
References