brjóst n
1.
the front of the chest, breast (hyl vel b þitt) ;
2.
woman's breast; f�ða barn á brjósti, to feed a child at the breast;
3.
fig the seat of the affections and emotions, mind, heart, feeling, disposition ; mun han vera þrályndr í skapi sem faðir hans, en hafa b verra, a harder heart mun hann optar mér í brjósti (in my mind) en þér ;
4.
the front (of wave or a battalion) ;
5.
breastwork, protection (hann er sjálfr b ok hlífiskjöldr kristni sinnar) ; vera b fyrir em, to be one's defender, to shield one ;
6.
vinna eið fyrir brjóst es, on one's behalf
