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Old English · noun

bosm

Normalised bōsm

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/boːsm/
[boːzm]
Syllables
boːsm (1 syllable)
Modern English
bosombreastembrace

Meaning

  1. breast, bosom, chest

    Ðū wuldres þrym bōsme gebære.

    You bear the majesty of Glory on your breast.

  2. embrace

Declension

Declension of bosm
SingularPlural
Nominative bōsmbōsmas
Accusative bōsmbōsmas
Genitive bōsmesbōsma
Dative bōsmebōsmum

All forms (6)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bōsmaz.

Descendants

bosom

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