13th century. From Latin premere (“to press; to pursue”), from Proto-Indo-European *pres- (“to press”).

• IPA^(key): /pɾeˈmeɾ/

premer (first-person singular present premo, first-person singular preterite premín, past participle premido)
premer (first-person singular present premo, first-person singular preterite premim or premi, past participle premido, reintegrationist norm)

1. to press

   Synonym: calcar

   • 1409, J. L. Pensado Tomé, Tratado de Albeitaria, Santiago de Compostela: Centro Ramón Piñeiro, page 119:

     ffazese nas costas do Cauallo hũa door que faz jnchaço grande et geerase daquel jnchaço carnes podres, et esto ven da sella que he maa ou do gran carrego que o preme moito, et aas vezes dura moito este jnchaço, fazese ende hũa peça de carne poçoenta que chega aos osos et sal vinino ou agooa.

     There appear in the sides of the horse an ache that produces a large swelling and that swelling creates rotten flesh, and this is because of the saddle, that is of poor quality, or from the large load that presses much, and sometimes this swelling last a long time; it then appears a piece of venomous flesh that reaches the bones and pus or water comes out

2. to push

   Prema o botón.

   Push the button.

3. to urge
4. to click a computer mouse
5. to squeeze

   Synonym: espremer

• prema

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “premer”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “premer”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “premer”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “premer”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “premer”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

premer m (oblique and nominative feminine singular premere)

1. alternative form of premier

From Latin premō, premere.

premer

1. press down, lower
   • between 1140-1207, Anonymous, Cantar de mío Cid 2299:

     Ante mẏo çid la cabeça p̄mio & el Roſtro finco
     (modernized spelling) Ante mío Cid, la cabeza premió, y el rostro hincó

     In front of my Cid, [the lion] lowered its head, and put its head on the ground

   • between 1140-1207, Anonymous, Cantar de mío Cid 726:

     Veriedes tantas lanças p̄mer & alçar
     (modernized spelling) Veríedes tantas lanzas premer e alzar

     You would all see people lower and raise spears

• Spanish: premir

• Hyphenation: pre‧mer

premer (first-person singular present premo, first-person singular preterite premi, past participle premido)

1. alternative form of premir