breost

Middle English

Noun

breost (plural breostes or breosten)

• (Early ME) Alternative form of brest (“breast”)

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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

1. breast
2. chest
3. 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