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Danish
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
Noun
bryst n (singular definite brystet, plural indefinite bryster)
- (uncountable) chest, breast
- 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
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Norwegian Bokmål
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)
- (anatomy) a chest
- ha hår på brystet - have a hairy chest
- (anatomy) a breast (of a woman)
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Norwegian Nynorsk
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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)
- (anatomy) a chest
- (anatomy) a breast (of a woman)
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Old Swedish
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Etymology
From Old Norse brjóst, from Proto-Germanic *breustą.
Noun
bryst n
- breast
Declension
Declension of bryst (strong a-stem)
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