bry

See also: Bry

Translingual

Symbol

bry

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Burui.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Burui terms

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Low German brüden, the noun is derived from the verb.

Noun

bry n (definite singular bryet, uncountable)

1. bother, inconvenience, trouble

Verb

bry (imperative bry, present tense bryr, passive brys, simple past brydde or brød, past participle brydd, present participle bryende)

1. to bother, trouble

References

• “bry” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “bry_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “bry_3” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Low German brüden, the noun is derived from the verb.

Noun

bry n (definite singular bryet, uncountable)

1. bother, inconvenience, trouble

Verb

bry (present tense bryr, past tense brydde, past participle brytt/brydd, passive infinitive bryast, present participle bryande, imperative bry)

1. to bother, trouble

References

• “bry” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Alternative forms

• bery

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrɘ/
• Rhymes: -ɘ
• Syllabification: bry

Noun

bry m inan

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of ber

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bryː/

Noun

bry n

1. (chiefly in compounds) synonym of bryderi

Declension

Declension of bry

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	bry	brys
	definite	bryet	bryets
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Derived terms

• huvudbry

Verb

bry (present bryr, preterite brydde, supine brytt, imperative bry)

1. to concern, to bother (one's head or the like with something)

   Bry inte era söta små huvuden med sånt

   Don't bother your pretty little heads with such things

   Det är inte värt att bry sin hjärna med

   It's not worth taxing [bothering] your brain with

   • Hvad brydde mig [how concerned / bothered [it] me], om ock min fot vid randen / Af jordens yta stode skild från dig? (translation by Carl Rubert Nyblom, 1871)

     No matter then although my foot did stand / Upon the farthest earth removed from thee (Shakespeare, Sonnet 44)

Usage notes

The derived terms below are more common.

Conjugation

Conjugation of bry (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	bry		—
supine	brytt		—
imperative	bry		—
imper. plural1	bryn		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	bryr	brydde	—	—
ind. plural1	bry	brydde	—	—
subjunctive2	bry	brydde	—	—
present participle		bryende
past participle		brydd

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

Derived terms

• bry sig
• bry sig om
• brydd
• obrydd

References

• “bry”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “bry”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “bry”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)