breost

Middle English

Noun

breost (plural breostes or breosten)


Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *breustą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews- (to swell). Compare Old Frisian briast, brast, Old Saxon briost, Old Norse brjóst; cf. also Old High German brust.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbreːo̯st/

Noun

brēost n or f

  1. breast
  2. chest
  3. bosom (seat of emotions located in the chest area)

Declension

Usual (neuter) declension:

Feminine declension:

Descendants

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