brún

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse brún.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Homophone: brúm

Noun

brún f (genitive singular brúnar, plural brýr)

1. brow
2. (archaic) brim

Declension

Adjective

brún

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

Declension

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

or

Note: The archaic nominative and accusative plural brýn is mostly used in fixed expressions, such as bera á brýn (“to accuse of ”). 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 reanalyzed 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

Etymology 3

Adjective

brún

1. feminine singular of brúnn (“brown”)

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *brūwō.

Noun

brún f (genitive brúnar, plural brýnn)

1. sharp edge, rim
2. eyebrow

Declension

Descendants

From the singular brún.

From the plural brýnn f pl.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

brún

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