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BREÓST

  • noun [ neuter ]
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Grammar
BREÓST, es; n.
Wright's OE grammar
§343;
the breast of man or beast; pectus
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  • Ðæt míne breóst wereþ

    that defends my breast,

    • Beo. Th. 911
      • ;
    • B. 453.

  • On breóstum læg

    lay on my breast,

    • 1109
      • ;
    • B. 552.

  • He beót his breóst

    percutiebat pectus suum,

    • Lk. Bos. 18, 13.

  • Blíð on breóstum

    mild in the breast [stomach],

    • Cd. 30
      • ;
    • Th. 41, 13
      • ;
    • Gen. 656.

  • Ðú gǽst on ðínum breóste

    super pectus tuum gradieris,

    • Gen. 3, 14.
the breasts; ubera
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  • Ða breóst ðe ðú suce

    ubera quæ suxisti,

    • Lk. Bos. 11, 27.

  • Ða breós ðe ne sícton

    ubera quæ non lactaverunt,

    • 23, 29.

  • Ðǽr wearþ Alexander þurhscoten mid ánre flán underneoðan oðer breóst

    there Alexander was shot through with an arrow underneath one breast,

    • Ors. 3, 9
      • ;
    • Bos. 68, 27.
the breast as the seat of the vital powers, of the feelings, and of the affections,
The heart, mind, thought; pectus, cor, mens
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  • Drihtnes wæs bám on breóstum byrnende lufu

    in both their breasts there was the burning love of the Lord,

    • Cd. 10
      • ;
    • Th. 12, 25
      • ;
    • Gen. 191.

  • Hwæðre he in breóstum ða git hérede — in heortan — heofonríces weard

    nevertheless he still in his breast — in his heart — honoured the guardian of heaven's kingdom,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 102
      • ;
    • An. 51.

  • Mæg ðín mód wesan blíðe on breóstum

    thy mind may be blithe in thy breast.

    • Cd. 35
      • ;
    • Th. 46, 28
      • ;
    • Gen. 751.

  • Beoran on breóstum blíðe geþohtas

    to bear in our breasts blithe thoughts,

    • 217
      • ;
    • Th. 277, 17
      • ;
    • Sat. 206.

  • Adame innan breóstum his hyge hwyrfde

    Adam within his breast changed his mind,

    • 33
      • ;
    • Th. 44, 27
      • ;
    • Gen. 715.

  • Ðú úra breósta ána aspyrigend eart

    tu nostrorum pectorum solus investigator es,

    • Hymn. Surt. 33, 21.

  • Déma ðú ætbist smégan dǽda breóstes

    judex aderis rimari facta pectoris,

    • 36, 20.

  • Gefyll mid heofonlícre gyfe ðe ðú gesceópe breóst

    imple superna gratia quæ tu creasti pectora,

    • 92, 9.
Etymology
[
Chauc. Wyc. brest:
R. Glouc. breste:
Laym. breoste:
Orm. brest:
Plat. borst, bost, f:
O. Sax. briost, breost, n:
Frs. boarst, m. f:
O. Frs. brust:
Dut. Kil. borst, f:
Ger. M. H. Ger. O. H. Ger. brust. f:
Goth. brusts, f:
Dan. bryst, n:
Swed. bröst, n;
Icel. brjóst, n.
]
Derived forms
byled-breóst, fóre-.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “BREÓST.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/5068.

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