Old English · noun
breostcofa
Normalised brēostcofa
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- weak
- IPA
- /ˈbre͜oːstˌko.fɑ/[ˈbre͜oːstˌko.vɑ]
- Syllables
- ˈbre͜oːst · ˌko · fɑ (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- breastchamberliterallychest
Meaning
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chest (Literally, “breastchamber”)
Forðon dōmġeorne · drēoriġne oft in hyra brēostcofan · bindað fæste;
Therefore, fame-eager ones oft in their breastcoves bind fast the sad one. [That is, they keep their sadness in their chests, to themselves.]
10th century, The Wanderer:
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | brēostcofa | brēostcofan |
| Accusative | brēostcofan | brēostcofan |
| Genitive | brēostcofan | brēostcofena |
| Dative | brēostcofan | brēostcofum |
All forms (4)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *breustą Proto-West Germanic *breust Old English brēost Old English cofa Old English breostcofa From brēost (“breast”) + cofa (“chamber”).
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