Breóst-net

Bosworth & Toller Anglo-Saxon Old English Dictionary - breóst-net

According to the Old English Dictionary:

-nett, es;

breóst-net
n. [breóst, net a net] A breast-net, covering for the breast, breast-plate; pectorale reticulatum, thorax :-- Him on eaxle læg breóstnet broden on his shoulder lay the braided breastplate, Beo. Th. 3100; B. 1548: Cd. 154; Th. 192, 24; Exod. 236. breost-net
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