Old English edit

Etymology edit

brecan +‎

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

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)