breostcearu

Old English

noun

Definitions

(poetic) anxiety, sorrow

Etymology

Compound from Old English brēost (chest) + Old English ċearu (sorrow).

Origin

Old English

ċearu

Gloss

sorrow

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

angbreost Old English
brēost Old English
ċearu Old English
brest Middle English
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