bryst

Etymology

From Old Norse brjóst, from Proto-Germanic *breustą n (“breast, chest”), cognate with Swedish bröst, English breast. Related to *brusts f (“breast, chest”), in German Brust, Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌿𐍃𐍄𐍃 (brusts). Derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews- (“to swell”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brøsd/, [ˈb̥ʁœsd̥]

Noun

bryst n (singular definite brystet, plural indefinite bryster)

1. (uncountable) chest, breast
2. breast (either of the two fleshy organs on the front of a woman's (or sometimes a man's) chest)

   Synonyms: babser, jader, forlygter, nødder

Etymology

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

Noun

bryst n (definite singular brystet, indefinite plural bryst or bryster, definite plural brysta or brystene)

1. (anatomy) a chest

   ha hår på brystet - have a hairy chest

2. (anatomy) a breast (of a woman)

References

• “bryst” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Alternative forms

• brjost (non-standard since 1938)
• brøst (dialectal)

Etymology

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

Noun

bryst n (definite singular brystet, indefinite plural bryst, definite plural brysta)

1. (anatomy) a chest
2. (anatomy) a breast (of a woman)

References

• “bryst” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Alternative forms

• ᛒᚱᛦᛋᛏ

Etymology

From Old Norse brjóst, from Proto-Germanic *breustą.

Noun

bryst n

1. breast