"breth" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /brɛ̝ːθ/, /breːθ/
Rhymes: -ɛːθ Etymology: From Old English brǣþ, from Proto-West Germanic *brāþi. Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|:inh|ang:brǣþ|id=breath}} [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*bʰreh₁-", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*brāan", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "abstract noun suffix", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "action nouns", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tis", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-þiz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-þi", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*brāþi", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "brǣþ", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "breth", "lang" : "enm" }" data-id="breath" data-lang="enm" data-title="breth" id="Middle_English:_breath">, {{inh|enm|ang|brǣþ}} Old English brǣþ, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*brāþi}} Proto-West Germanic *brāþi Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} breth, {{enm-noun|brethes}} breth (plural brethes) Forms: brethes [plural], breeth [alternative], breeþ [alternative], breith [alternative], brethe [alternative], breþ [alternative], breþe [alternative], braþe [alternative], brethþ [alternative, Southern], breyth [alternative], breað [alternative]
  1. Breathing; the act of respiration or an instance of it:
    Air expelled from breathing.
    Sense id: en-breth-enm-noun-rE94EFuc Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Air, Music, Units of time Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 14 17 12 8 8 3 17 6 14 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 15 19 9 7 7 4 17 8 13 Disambiguation of Air: 67 0 0 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Music: 14 27 0 11 7 0 29 0 12 0 0 Disambiguation of Units of time: 20 19 3 11 7 2 19 2 13 2 2
  2. Breathing; the act of respiration or an instance of it:
    Life (as indicated by breathing)
    Sense id: en-breth-enm-noun-s7j1R7rB Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Old Irish entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Life, Music, Units of time Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 14 17 12 8 8 3 17 6 14 1 1 Disambiguation of Old Irish entries with incorrect language header: 10 15 9 6 6 2 18 3 10 1 1 2 15 1 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 15 19 9 7 7 4 17 8 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 10 11 4 5 5 2 20 4 17 1 1 3 16 1 Disambiguation of Life: 3 77 8 1 2 0 7 0 2 0 0 Disambiguation of Music: 14 27 0 11 7 0 29 0 12 0 0 Disambiguation of Units of time: 20 19 3 11 7 2 19 2 13 2 2
  3. Breathing; the act of respiration or an instance of it:
    Speaking; a spoken sound.
    Sense id: en-breth-enm-noun-6l0hDSan Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Sounds Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 14 17 12 8 8 3 17 6 14 1 1 Disambiguation of Sounds: 12 12 30 3 8 6 3 13 7 3 3
  4. Any small movement of air:
    The emission of air from a brass instrument.
    Sense id: en-breth-enm-noun-cZ2SLoi3 Categories (other): Music, Units of time Disambiguation of Music: 14 27 0 11 7 0 29 0 12 0 0 Disambiguation of Units of time: 20 19 3 11 7 2 19 2 13 2 2
  5. Any small movement of air:
    A breeze or gale; a wind movement.
    Sense id: en-breth-enm-noun-cMKgCzbZ
  6. A short moment; the amount of a breath.
    Sense id: en-breth-enm-noun-d6p1DPur
  7. Passion, fervour; emotional intensity.
    Sense id: en-breth-enm-noun-~I8NbQil Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Old Irish entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Emotions, Music, Units of time Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 14 17 12 8 8 3 17 6 14 1 1 Disambiguation of Old Irish entries with incorrect language header: 10 15 9 6 6 2 18 3 10 1 1 2 15 1 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 15 19 9 7 7 4 17 8 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 10 11 4 5 5 2 20 4 17 1 1 3 16 1 Disambiguation of Emotions: 14 12 3 8 8 3 30 3 13 3 3 Disambiguation of Music: 14 27 0 11 7 0 29 0 12 0 0 Disambiguation of Units of time: 20 19 3 11 7 2 19 2 13 2 2
  8. Vapour, steam, or smoke.
    Sense id: en-breth-enm-noun-TzrYHBza
  9. A smell or odour; an olfactory sensation.
    Sense id: en-breth-enm-noun-Zq8MviJt Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Music, Smell, Units of time Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 14 17 12 8 8 3 17 6 14 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 15 19 9 7 7 4 17 8 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 10 11 4 5 5 2 20 4 17 1 1 3 16 1 Disambiguation of Music: 14 27 0 11 7 0 29 0 12 0 0 Disambiguation of Smell: 4 5 6 1 3 3 1 5 69 1 1 Disambiguation of Units of time: 20 19 3 11 7 2 19 2 13 2 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: brethen
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|altform=1}} breth
  1. alternative form of bredthe Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: bredthe
    Sense id: en-breth-enm-noun-eJKUFHX8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|altform=1}} breth
  1. alternative form of brethe Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: brethe
    Sense id: en-breth-enm-noun-GXJuM43U
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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