brecþ

Old English

Etymology

brecan +‎ -þ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brekθ/

Noun

brecþ f (nominative plural brecþa)

1. (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)