brún

See also: brun, Brun, and brün

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [prʉun]
• Homophone: brúm

Noun

brún f (genitive singular brúnar, plural brýr)

1. brow
2. (archaic) brim

Declension

Declension of brún
f24	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	brún	brúnin	brýr	brýrnar
accusative	brún	brúnna	brýr	brýrnar
dative	brún	brúnni	brúm	brúnum
genitive	brúnar	brúnarinnar	brúna	brúnanna

Adjective

brún

1. inflection of brúnur (“brown”):
   1. feminine nominative singular
   2. neuter nominative/accusative plural

Declension

brúnur a1
Singular (eintal)	m (kallkyn)	f (kvennkyn)	n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall)	brúnur	brún	brúnt
Accusative (hvønnfall)	brúnan	brúna
Dative (hvørjumfall)	brúnum	brúnari	brúnum
Genitive (hvørsfall)	(brúns)	(brúnar)	(brúns)
Plural (fleirtal)	m (kallkyn)	f (kvennkyn)	n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall)	brúnir	brúnar	brún
Accusative (hvønnfall)	brúnar
Dative (hvørjumfall)	brúnum
Genitive (hvørsfall)	(brúna)

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pruːn/

  Rhymes: -uːn

Etymology 1

From Old Norse brún (plural brýnn, later also brúnir), perhaps from Proto-Germanic *brūwō, *brūwǭ (plural *brūniz < *brūwōniz).

Noun

brún f (genitive singular brúnar, nominative plural brúnir or brýn)

1. brow, eyebrow

Declension

declension of brún

f-s2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	brún	brúnin	brúnir	brúnirnar
accusative	brún	brúnina	brúnir	brúnirnar
dative	brún	brúninni	brúnum	brúnunum
genitive	brúnar	brúnarinnar	brúna	brúnanna

or

declension of brún

f-s3	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	brún	brúnin	brýn	brýnnar
accusative	brún	brúnina	brýn	brýnnar
dative	brún	brúninni	brúnum	brúnunum
genitive	brúnar	brúnarinnar	brúna	brúnanna

Note: The archaic nominative and accusative plural brýn is mostly used in fixed expressions, such as bera á brýn (“to accuse [someone] of [something]”). The definite nominative and accusative plural brýnnar finds slightly more use, mostly in expressions like hnykla brýnnar and setja í brýnnar. This latter form, pronounced /ˈpritnar/, has also been reanalized as brýrnar (and is often so spelled), and has given rise to the indefinite plural form brýr. Both brýrnar and brýr are proscribed, although they have been in use since at least the 17th century. Compare Faroese brún, plural brýr.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse brún (plural brúnir), from Proto-Germanic *brūniz

Noun

brún f (genitive singular brúnar, nominative plural brúnir)

1. rim, edge

Declension

declension of brún

f-s2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	brún	brúnin	brúnir	brúnirnar
accusative	brún	brúnina	brúnir	brúnirnar
dative	brún	brúninni	brúnum	brúnunum
genitive	brúnar	brúnarinnar	brúna	brúnanna

Etymology 3

Adjective

brún

1. feminine singular of brúnn (“brown”)

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Old Norse

Noun

brún f (genitive brúnar, plural brýnn)

1. (sharp) edge, rim
2. eyebrow

Descendants

• Icelandic: brún
• Norwegian Nynorsk: brun, bryn