brýna

See also: bryna

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpriːna/
    Rhymes: -iːna

Etymology 1

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Verb

brýna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative brýndi, supine brýnt)

  1. to whet, to sharpen
  2. to egg on, to incite
Conjugation
brýna – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur brýna
supine sagnbót brýnt
present participle
brýnandi
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég brýni brýndi brýni brýndi
þú brýnir brýndir brýnir brýndir
hann, hún, það brýnir brýndi brýni brýndi
plural við brýnum brýndum brýnum brýndum
þið brýnið brýnduð brýnið brýnduð
þeir, þær, þau brýna brýndu brýni brýndu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú brýn (þú), brýndu
plural þið brýnið (þið), brýniði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
brýnast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive nafnháttur að brýnast
supine sagnbót brýnst
present participle
brýnandist (rare; see appendix)
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég brýnist brýndist brýnist brýndist
þú brýnist brýndist brýnist brýndist
hann, hún, það brýnist brýndist brýnist brýndist
plural við brýnumst brýndumst brýnumst brýndumst
þið brýnist brýndust brýnist brýndust
þeir, þær, þau brýnast brýndust brýnist brýndust
imperative boðháttur
singular þú brýnst (þú), brýnstu
plural þið brýnist (þið), brýnisti1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
brýndur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
brýndur brýnd brýnt brýndir brýndar brýnd
accusative
(þolfall)
brýndan brýnda brýnt brýnda brýndar brýnd
dative
(þágufall)
brýndum brýndri brýndu brýndum brýndum brýndum
genitive
(eignarfall)
brýnds brýndrar brýnds brýndra brýndra brýndra
weak declension
(veik beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
brýndi brýnda brýnda brýndu brýndu brýndu
accusative
(þolfall)
brýnda brýndu brýnda brýndu brýndu brýndu
dative
(þágufall)
brýnda brýndu brýnda brýndu brýndu brýndu
genitive
(eignarfall)
brýnda brýndu brýnda brýndu brýndu brýndu
Derived terms
  • brýna fyrir (to inculcate)

Etymology 2

Noun

brýna f (genitive singular brýnu, nominative plural brýnur)

  1. whetting, sharpening
  2. fight, fray
Declension
Declension of brýna (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative brýna brýnan brýnur brýnurnar
accusative brýnu brýnuna brýnur brýnurnar
dative brýnu brýnunni brýnum brýnunum
genitive brýnu brýnunnar brýna brýnanna