Brosame

German de:Brösel Alternative forms de Brosam Brosamen Etymology de gmh brosem, gmh broseme or gmh brosme, from de goh brōsama or goh brōsma. There is a connection to ang brosnian to fall apart, to foul. Therefore, originally, de Brosame meant broken off piece.Christoph Gutknecht, Pustekuchen! Lauter kulinarische Wortgeschichten, Verlag C.H.Beck oHG, München 2002, 978-3406476211, “Brosamen”, p. 50 Not related to de Samen seed. Pronunciation de /ˈbʁoːzaˑmə/ de De-Brosame.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de Bro sa me Noun f de dated or regional southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland crumb de Krümel de 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, 3-530-26728-7 de 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. Usage notes In contemporary German the derivative de Brösel (an old diminutive) is more common (but also regionally restricted). Declension f Derived terms de Brösel See also de Brot, de Same References brosame GB11522 Brosame Brosame Notes: Further reading