åbryne

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Etymology

From Norwegian åbry, from Old Norse ábrýði, presumably in an attempt at linguistic purification.

Noun

åbryne

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of jalousi
    • 1822, Finnur Magnússon, Den Ældre Edda: En samling af de nordiske folks ældste sagn og sange, page 98:
      Hun trued mig / Af Aabryne / Og med haarde / Hug mig slog.
      She threatened med / Out of jealousy / And with hard / Strikes, she hit me.
    • 1812, Thomas Christopher Bruun, Samlede poetiske Skrifter, page 384:
      Men Aabryne er et forgiftigt Frø: / Tvivl gi'er det Spire og Grøde
      But jealousy is a poisonous seed: / Doubt provides it with sprouting and vitality
    • 1789, Samlede Skrifter, page 264:
      Skulde Aabryne formaae mere hos mig, end Tapperhed? Var det ei Ære nok, at være den tapperste Mands Ægtefælle?
      Should jealousy achieve more by me than bravery? Should it not be honour enough to be the spouse of the bravest man?

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