breosa

Old English

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *brimsi, a variant of *brimusi ~ *brimussju, from Proto-Germanic *brimusī, related to Proto-Germanic *bremô (“gadfly”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbre͜oː.sɑ/, [ˈbre͜oː.zɑ]

Noun

brēosa m

  1. breese (horsefly); gadfly

Declension

Weak:

singular plural
nominative brēosa brēosan
accusative brēosan brēosan
genitive brēosan brēosena
dative brēosan brēosum

Descendants

  • Middle English: brese
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