Old English · noun
breostcearu
Normalised brēostċearu
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong ō-stem
- IPA
- /ˈbre͜oːstˌt͡ʃæ͜ɑ.ru/
- Syllables
- ˈbre͜oːst · ˌt͡ʃæ͜ɑ · ru (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- anxiety
Meaning
-
anxiety, sorrow
sīþas seċġan, · hū iċ ġeswincdagum earfoðhwīle · oft þrōwade, bitre brēostċeare · ġebiden hæbbe,
I can utter a true tale about myself, tell goings on how I by days of hardship oft tholed the times of hardship, have withstood bitter sorrow,
Mæġ iċ be mē sylfum · sōðġied wrecan,
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | brēostċearu | brēostċearabrēostċeare |
| Accusative | brēostċeare | brēostċearabrēostċeare |
| Genitive | brēostċeare | brēostċeara |
| Dative | brēostċeare | brēostċearum |
All forms (4)
Etymology
From brēost + ċearu.
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