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Old English Dictionary Entry

Breóst-wylm

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1 breóst-wylm

m. The fountain of the breast, a breast, teat, emotion of the breast, grief; pectoris fons, uber, pectoris æstuatio, ærumna :-- Ðu eart hiht min fram breóstwylmum módor mínre tu es spes mea ab uberibus matris meæ, Ps. Spl. 21, 8. He ðone breóstwylm forberan ne mihte he could not restrain the emotion of his breast, Beo. Th. 3758; B. 1877. breost-wylm
Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᛒᚱᛖᚩᛋᛏ-ᚹᚣᛚᛗ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Beo.
Beowulf
Ps.
Psalms (OE)
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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