bræþ

See also: bræð and braed

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *brāþi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bræːθ/

Noun

brǣþ m

  1. odour, smell, scent
  2. steam, exhalation

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative brǣþ brǣþas
accusative brǣþ brǣþas
genitive brǣþes brǣþa
dative brǣþe brǣþum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: breeth, breað, braþe, breth, breith
    • English: breath
    • Scots: breth, brethe, breith
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