Brosame
German
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Etymology
From Middle High German brosem, broseme or brosme, from Old High German brōsama or brōsma. There is a connection to Old English brosnian (“to fall apart, to foul”). Therefore, originally, Brosame meant broken off piece.[1] Not related to Samen (“seed”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Brosame f (genitive Brosame, plural Brosamen)
- (dated or regional, southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland) crumb
- Für ihn blieben nur die Brosamen übrig.
- Only the crumbs were left for him.
- 1994, Ursula Assaf-Nowak, Der Vorbote, Gleichnisse und Gedichte, translation of Khalil Gibran, The Forerunner, 1920, →ISBN
- Seine Liebe ist die eines Anspruchslosen, der sich mit Brosamen zufriedengibt, selbst wenn er an einer königlichen Tafel sitzt.
- It is the love of a needy one, who picks crumbs even as he sits at kingly feasts.
- Seine Liebe ist die eines Anspruchslosen, der sich mit Brosamen zufriedengibt, selbst wenn er an einer königlichen Tafel sitzt.
- Für ihn blieben nur die Brosamen übrig.
Usage notes
- In contemporary German the derivative Brösel (an old diminutive) is more common (but also regionally restricted).
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See also
References
- “GB11522” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Brosame” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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- “Brosame” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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Further reading
- “Brosame” in Duden online
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