breest
Scots
Etymology
From Old English brēost, from Proto-Germanic *breustą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews- (“to swell”).
Noun
breest (plural breests)
Derived terms
- abreest (“abreast, side by side”)
- breestbane (“breastbone”)
- breestie (“small breast”)
Verb
breest (third-person singular present breests, present participle breestin, past breestit, past participle breestit)
Derived terms
- breestit (“sprang up with forward motion”)
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