brumme

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German brummen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈb̥ʁɔmə]

Verb

brumme (imperative brum, infinitive at brumme, present tense brummer, past tense brummede, perfect tense har brummet)

1. to buzz
2. to hum
3. to growl
4. to mumble
5. to grumble
6. to rumble
7. (informal) to be in prison

Further reading

• “brumme” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “brumme” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

East Central German

Etymology

Compare German brummen, Dutch brommen, Swedish brumma.

Verb

brumme

1. (Erzgebirgisch) to be out of tune, be in a bad mood
2. (Erzgebirgisch) to be in detention

   Iech musst arscht noch brumme.

   I had to do detention first.

Further reading

• 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch‎^[1], 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 27:
• https://www.erzgebirgisch.de/b.brumme_1.wort

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

brumme

1. inflection of brummen:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. singular imperative
   3. first/third-person singular subjunctive I

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈprumə/

Verb

brumme

1. to hum

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive	brumme
participle	gebrummd
auxiliary	hon
	present indicative	imperative
ich	brumme	—
du	brummst	brumm
er/sie/es	brummd	—
meer	brumme	—
deer	brummd	brummd
sie	brumme	—
The use of the present participle is uncommon, but can be made with the suffix -end.

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German brummen, Dutch brommen, Swedish brumma.

Verb

brumme

1. to hum
2. to buzz
3. to grumble