breahtm
Appearance
Old English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *brahtm.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]breahtm m
- 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.
- Thus, Creator of men was destroying this world
Declension
[edit]Declension of breahtm (strong a-stem)