eldertongue

Old English · noun

brec

Normalised brēċ

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong consonant stem
IPA
/breːt͡ʃ/
Syllables
breːt͡ʃ (1 syllable)
Modern English
underpantsbrōcbr

Meaning

  1. underpants

    Brōca tācn is þæt þū strīċe mid þīnum twām handum upp on þīn þēoh.

    The sign for underwear is that you stroke up your thigh with both hands.

    before 1150, Monasteriales Indicia (monastic sign language guide):

  2. (plural)plural of brōc

Declension

Declension of brec
Plural
Nominative brēċ
Accusative brēċ
Genitive brōca
Dative brōcum

All forms (3)

Etymology

Plural of brōc.

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