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

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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

• “bryta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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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, -o	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

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Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• audio

  (file)

Verb

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

1. to break; to end abruptly
2. (film) cut; to cease recording
3. to break; to crack or fracture under physical strain
4. to break off; to remove a piece from something by breaking it
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.

Conjugation

Conjugation of bryta (class 2 strong)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	bryta		brytas
Supine	brutit		brutits
Imperative	bryt		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	bryter	bröt	bryts, brytes	bröts
Indicative plural1	bryta	bröto	brytas	brötos
Subjunctive2	bryte	bröte	brytes	brötes
	Participles
Present participle	brytande
Past participle	bruten
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• avbryta
• brott
• bryta arm
• bryta bröd
• bryta fram
• bryta igenom
• bryta isen
• bryta ned, bryta ner
• bryta ny mark
• brytare
• bryta sig in
• bryta sig ut
• bryta upp
• bryta ut
• brytning
• förbryta
• nedbryta
• radbryta
• uppbryta
• utbryta