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breahtm

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Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *brahtm.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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breahtm m

  1. a noise; tumult; clamour; revelry, music; sound; cry
    • 10th century, The Wanderer:
      Ȳþde swā þisne eardġeard · ælda Sċyppend
      oþþæt burgwara · breahtma lēase
      eald enta ġeweorc · īdlu stōdon.
      Thus, Creator of men was destroying this world
      until works of old giants, lacking of
      citizens' noises, stood empty.

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