breost
Middle English
Noun
breost (plural breostes or breosten)
- (Early Middle English) 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 or f
- breast
- chest
- bosom (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 |
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
- Middle English: brest, breost, breste
- English: breast
- Scots: brest, breist