bruust

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German brust, from Old High German brust, from Proto-Germanic *brusts (“breast, chest”). Cognate with German Brust.

Noun

bruust f (Sette Comuni)

1. chest
2. breast, breasts

   De junghe muutar hat in bruust vòllar milch.

   The young mother's breasts are swollen with milk.

Synonyms

• pusum (Luserna)

References

• “bruust” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo