brecþ

Old English

Etymology

brecan +‎ -þ

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /brekθ/

Noun

brecþ f (nominative plural brecþa)

  1. (poetic) heartbreak, grief
    • Þæt wæs wræc micel wine Scyldinga, modes brecþa. ― That was great suffering to the lord of the Shieldings, griefs of his heart. (Beowulf ll. 170-1)
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