brjóta heilann

Icelandic

Etymology

Literally, “to break the brain”.

Verb

brjóta heilann (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative braut heilann, third-person plural past indicative brutu heilann, supine brotið heilann)

  1. to ponder, to rack one's brain [with um (+ accusative) ‘about something’]
    Ég hef brotið heilann um spurninguna.
    I've been racking my brain about the question.
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