,
_ornament
that is worn upon the breast_: acc.
Beowulf
, 2163.
brēost-hord, st. m. , _breast-hoard, that which is locked in the breast,
heart, mind, thought, soul_: nom. sg. , 1720; acc. sg. , 2793.
brēost-net, st. n. , _breast-net, shirt of chain-mail, coat of mail_: nom.
sg. brēost-net brōden, 1549.
brēost-weorðung, st. f.
, _ornament that is worn upon the breast_: acc. sg.
brēost-weorðunge, 2505: here the collar is meant which Bēowulf receives
from Wealhþēow (1196, 2174) as a present, and which B. , according to 2173,
presents to Hygd, while, according to 1203, it is in the possession of her
husband Hygelāc. In front the collar is trimmed with ornaments (frætwe),
which hang down upon the breast, hence the name brēost-weorðung.
brēost-wylm, st. m. , _heaving of the breast, emotion of the bosom_: acc.
sg, 1878.
brēotan, st. v. , _to break, to break in pieces, to kill_: pret. brēat
bēodgenēatas, _killed his table-companions_ (courtiers), 1714.
ā-brēotan, same as above: pret. þone þe hēo on ræste ābrēat, _whom she
killed upon his couch_, 1299; pret. part.
brēost-hord, st. m. , _breast-hoard, that which is locked in the breast,
heart, mind, thought, soul_: nom. sg. , 1720; acc. sg. , 2793.
brēost-net, st. n. , _breast-net, shirt of chain-mail, coat of mail_: nom.
sg. brēost-net brōden, 1549.
brēost-weorðung, st. f.
, _ornament that is worn upon the breast_: acc. sg.
brēost-weorðunge, 2505: here the collar is meant which Bēowulf receives
from Wealhþēow (1196, 2174) as a present, and which B. , according to 2173,
presents to Hygd, while, according to 1203, it is in the possession of her
husband Hygelāc. In front the collar is trimmed with ornaments (frætwe),
which hang down upon the breast, hence the name brēost-weorðung.
brēost-wylm, st. m. , _heaving of the breast, emotion of the bosom_: acc.
sg, 1878.
brēotan, st. v. , _to break, to break in pieces, to kill_: pret. brēat
bēodgenēatas, _killed his table-companions_ (courtiers), 1714.
ā-brēotan, same as above: pret. þone þe hēo on ræste ābrēat, _whom she
killed upon his couch_, 1299; pret. part.