brette

See also: Brette

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French [espee/lame] brette (“Breton [sword/blade]”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁɛt/

Noun

brette f (plural brettes)

1. rapier, (type of) long sword

Derived terms

• bretteur (“he who fights with swords, especially rapiers”)

Further reading

• “brette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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)

1. to fold, wrap
2. to roll

   brette opp ermene ― roll up one's sleeves

References

• “brette” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “brette_3” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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)

1. to fold, wrap
2. to roll

   brette opp ermane ― roll up one's sleeves

Alternative forms

• bretta

References

• “brette” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.