Fóre-breóst

Old English Dictionary Entry

Fóre-breóst

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: es; Related words:

Definitions

1 fóre-breóst

n. The fore-breast, breast, chest; præcordia, thōrax = GREEK :-- Fórebreóst præcordia, Ælfc. Gl. 73; Som. 71, 23; Wrt. Voc. 44, 9. fore-breost

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚩᚱᛖ-ᛒᚱᛖᚩᛋᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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