See also: brjost

Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse brjóst, from Proto-Germanic *breustą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews- (to swell).

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Noun edit

brjóst n (genitive singular brjósts, nominative plural brjóst)

  1. chest
  2. one of a woman's breasts
  3. (chiefly poetic) breast (a person's seat of emotion)
  4. the front of something

Declension edit

Synonyms edit

  • (woman's breast): bobbingur (colloquial, somewhat offensive)
  • (chest): bringa
  • (seat of emotion): hjarta (literally "heart")

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Old Norse edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *breustą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews- (to swell).

Noun edit

brjóst n

  1. chest
  2. breast (mamma)
  3. (chiefly poetic) breast (a person's seat of emotion)
  4. person, personality
  5. front (facing side)

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Descendants edit

  • Icelandic: brjóst
  • Norwegian: bryst
  • Old Swedish: bryst, ᛒᚱᛦᛋᛏ
  • Danish: bryst