Breemi

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Latin praemium (“prize, reward, bribe”), from prae- (“before”) + emō (“acquire, obtain”).

Noun

Breemi n

  1. (Uri) A premium given to students at the beginning of the school year to aid in school fees.

References
  • “Breemi” in Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & co., page 24.
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