brjóst

See also: brjost

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse brjóst, from Proto-Germanic *breustą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews- (“to swell”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prjoust/
• Rhymes: -oust

Noun

brjóst n (genitive singular brjósts, nominative plural brjóst)

1. chest

   Synonym: bringa

2. one of a woman's breasts

   Synonym: bobbingur (colloquial, somewhat offensive)

3. (chiefly poetic) breast (a person's seat of emotion)

   Synonym: hjarta (literally “heart”)

4. the front of something

Declension

Declension of brjóst (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	brjóst	brjóstið	brjóst	brjóstin
accusative	brjóst	brjóstið	brjóst	brjóstin
dative	brjósti	brjóstinu	brjóstum	brjóstunum
genitive	brjósts	brjóstsins	brjósta	brjóstanna

Derived terms

• brjóstamjólk
• brjóstkassi
• brjóstsviði
• brjóstvarta

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *breustą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews- (“to swell”).

Noun

brjóst n

1. chest
2. breast (mamma)
3. (chiefly poetic) breast (a person's seat of emotion)
4. person, personality
5. front (facing side)

Declension

  Declension of brjóst (strong a-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	brjóst	brjóstit	brjóst	brjóstin
accusative	brjóst	brjóstit	brjóst	brjóstin
dative	brjósti	brjóstinu	brjóstum	brjóstunum
genitive	brjósts	brjóstsins	brjósta	brjóstanna

Synonyms

• (chest): bringa
• brjóstvit

Derived terms

• brjóstafl
• brjóstbarn
• brjóstvarta

Descendants

• Icelandic: brjóst
• Norwegian: bryst
• Old Swedish: bryst, ᛒᚱᛦᛋᛏ
  • Swedish: bröst
• Danish: bryst