Breóst-hyge

Old English Dictionary Entry

Breóst-hyge

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: es; Related words: hyge, hige. breost-hyge

Definitions

1 breóst-hyge

m. [breóst, hyge, hige the mind] The breast-thought; pectoris cogitatio, Andr. Elen. Grm. xxxix.

Runic Inscription

ᛒᚱᛖᚩᛋᛏ-ᚻᚣᚷᛖ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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