brekefast

Middle English

Alternative forms

• brekefaste, breffast, brekkffast

Etymology

From breken +‎ fast.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrɛːkfast/, /ˈbrɛkfast/

Noun

brekefast

1. (Late Middle English) breakfast (a meal consumed at the beginning of the day)

Descendants

• English: breakfast
  • → Afrikaans: brekfis
  • → Irish: bricfeasta
  • → Maori: parakuihi
  • → Scottish Gaelic: bracaist
  • → Portuguese: brequefeste, brequefesta
  • → Welsh: brecwast
• Scots: brekfast
• Yola: brekvast

References

• “brēke-faste, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-10.