breost

Middle English

Noun

breost (plural breostes or breosten)

  1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of brest (“breast”)

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *breustą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews- (“to swell”). Cognate with Old Frisian briāst, Old Saxon briost, Old Norse brjóst.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bre͜oːst/

Noun

brēost n

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

Declension

Usual (neuter) declension:

Declension of breost (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative brēost brēost
accusative brēost brēost
genitive brēostes brēosta
dative brēoste brēostum

Occasionally it occurs as feminine:

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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