brjóst

Icelandic

/prjoust/

noun
Definitions
  • one of a woman's breasts
  • breast (chest)
  • (chiefly) breast (a person's seat of emotion)
  • the front of something

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse brjóst inherited from Proto-Germanic *breustą (chest, breast) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews- (swell, blow, inflate, break, sprout).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰrews-

Gloss

swell, blow, inflate, break, sprout

Concept
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Basic actions and technology

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