breostcofa

Old English

Etymology

From brēost (“breast”) +‎ cofa (“chamber”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbre͜oːstˌko.fɑ/, [ˈbre͜oːstˌko.vɑ]

Noun

breostcofa m

1. (poetic) breast-chamber, chest
   • 10th century, The Wanderer:

     Forðon dōmġeorne · drēoriġne oft
     in hyra brēostcofan · bindað fæste;

     Therefore, eager for glory men oft bind tightly in their breast-chambers the sad one.

Declension

Declension of brēostcofa (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	brēostcofa	brēostcofan
accusative	brēostcofan	brēostcofan
genitive	brēostcofan	brēostcofena
dative	brēostcofan	brēostcofum

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “brēostcofa”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.