brjótur

Icelandic

Noun

brjótur m (genitive singular brjóts, nominative plural brjótar)

  1. (also in compounds) breaker, destroyer (someone or something that breaks)
    brjótur gulls (kenning) ― a (generous) man (literally, “breaker of gold”)
    brjótur sverða (kenning) ― soldier (literally, “breaker of swords”)
  2. a skerry which the sea breaks on

Declension

Declension of brjótur (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative brjótur brjóturinn brjótar brjótarnir
accusative brjót brjótinn brjóta brjótana
dative brjóti brjótnum, brjótinum brjótum brjótunum
genitive brjóts brjótsins brjóta brjótanna

References

  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “brjótur”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
  • Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
  • “brjótur”, in Ritmálssafn Orðabókar Háskólans [The Written Collection of the Lexicological Institute] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, (Can we date this quote?)
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