bræþ

See also: bræð and braed

Old English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bræːθ/

Noun

brǣþ m

  1. odour, smell, scent
  2. steam, exhalation

Declension
Declension of bræþ (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative brǣþ brǣþas
accusative brǣþ brǣþas
genitive brǣþes brǣþa
dative brǣþe brǣþum

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