Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Breme \Breme\ (br[=e]m), a. [OE. breme, brime, fierce,
   impetuous, glorious, AS. br[=e]me, br[=y]me, famous. Cf.
   {Brim}, a.]
   1. Fierce; sharp; severe; cruel. [Obs.] --Spenser.

            From the septentrion cold, in the breme freezing
            air.                                  --Drayton.

   2. Famous; renowned; well known. --Wright. [Written also
      {brim} and {brimme}.]