bryta

Icelandic

Noun

bryta

  1. indefinite accusative singular of bryti
  2. indefinite dative singular of bryti
  3. indefinite genitive singular of bryti
  4. indefinite accusative plural of bryti
  5. indefinite genitive plural of bryti

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • bryte (e and split infinitives)

Etymology

From Old Norse brjóta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²bryːtɑ/

Verb

bryta (present tense bryt, past tense braut, supine brote, past participle broten, present participle brytande, imperative bryt)

  1. to break
  2. to stop; abort
  3. to wrestle

References

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse brjóta, from Proto-Germanic *breutaną.

Verb

brȳta

  1. to break, crush
  2. to mine
  3. to abort
  4. to change

Conjugation

Conjugation of brȳta (strong)
present past
infinitive brȳta —
participle brȳtandi, brȳtande brutin
active voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk brȳter brȳti, brȳte — brø̄t bruti, brute
þū brȳter brȳti, brȳte brȳt brø̄st bruti, brute
han brȳter brȳti, brȳte — brø̄t bruti, brute
vīr brȳtum, brȳtom brȳtum, brȳtom brȳtum, brȳtom brutum, brutom brutum, brutom
īr brȳtin brȳtin brȳtin brutin brutin
þēr brȳta brȳtin — brutu, bruto brutin
mediopassive voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk brȳts brȳtis, brȳtes — brø̄ts brutis, brutes
þū brȳts brȳtis, brȳtes — brø̄sts brutis, brutes
han brȳts brȳtis, brȳtes — brø̄ts brutis, brutes
vīr brȳtums, -oms brȳtums, brȳtoms — brutums, brutoms brutums, brutoms
īr brȳtins brȳtins — brutins brutins
þēr brȳtas brȳtins — brutus, brutos brutins

Descendants

  • Swedish: bryta

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish brȳta, from Old Norse brjóta, from Proto-Germanic *breutaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewd-.

Pronunciation

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Verb

bryta (present bryter, preterite bröt, supine brutit, imperative bryt)

  1. to break; to end abruptly
    Sändningen bröts ― The broadcast suddenly stopped
  2. (film) cut; to cease recording
    Bryt! ― Cut!
  3. to break; to crack or fracture under physical strain
    Han bröt benet ― He broke his leg
  4. to break off; to remove a piece from something by breaking it
    Han bröt av en bit bröd ― He broke off a piece of bread
  5. to violate, to not adhere to a law or a rule
    Han bröt mot posthemligheten när han öppnade hennes brev
    He violated the secrecy of correspondence when he opened her letter
  7. to speak with an accent
    Han bröt på svenska ― He spoke with a Swedish accent

Usage notes

Neutral in (sense 6) despite having "break" in it.

Conjugation

Conjugation of bryta (class 2 strong)
active passive
infinitive bryta brytas
supine brutit brutits
imperative bryt —
imper. plural1 bryten —
present past present past
indicative bryter bröt bryts, brytes bröts
ind. plural1 bryta bröto brytas brötos
subjunctive2 bryte bröte brytes brötes
present participle brytande
past participle bruten

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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