bræþ

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See also: bræð and braed

Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *brēþiz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrēt- (“exhalation from heat; steam”).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /bræːθ/

Noun[edit]

brǣþ m

odour, smell, scent
steam, exhalation

Declension[edit]

Declension of bræþ (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	brǣþ	brǣþas
accusative	brǣþ	brǣþas
genitive	brǣþes	brǣþa
dative	brǣþe	brǣþum

Descendants[edit]

Middle English: breeth, breað, braþe, breth, breith
- English: breath
- Scots: breth, brethe, breith

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