breost
Middle English
Noun
breost (plural breostes or breosten)
- (Early ME) Alternative form of brest (“breast”)
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, f
Declension
Usual (neuter) declension:
Declension of breost (strong a-stem)
Feminine declension:
Declension of breost (strong ō-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | brēost | brēosta, brēoste |
| accusative | brēoste | brēosta, brēoste |
| genitive | brēoste | brēosta |
| dative | brēoste | brēostum |
Descendants
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