Old English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
brecan + -þ
Pronunciation[edit]
brecþ f (nominative plural brecþa)
- (poetic) heartbreak, grief
- Þæt wæs wræc micel wine Scyldinga, modes brecþa. ― That was great suffering to the lord of the Shieldings, griefs of his heart. (Beowulf ll. 170-1)
