Breóst-bedern

Old English Dictionary Entry

Breóst-bedern

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: es; Related words:

Definitions

1 breóst-bedern

n. The breast-chamber, the inmost thoughts, the mind, the breast, chest; pectoris conclave vel cubile, i. e. pectus intimum, thorax = GREEK :-- Fóran-bodig vel breóstbedern [MS. beden] thorax [MS. tora], Ælfc. Gl. 73; Som. 71, 26; Wrt. Voc. 44, 12. breost-bedern

Runic Inscription

ᛒᚱᛖᚩᛋᛏ-ᛒᛖᛞᛖᚱᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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