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Icelandic
Noun
brjótur m (genitive singular brjóts, nominative plural brjótar)
- (also in compounds) breaker, destroyer (someone or something that breaks)
- brjótur gulls (kenning) ― a (generous) man (literally, “breaker of gold”)
- brjótur sverða (kenning) ― soldier (literally, “breaker of swords”)
- a skerry which the sea breaks on
Declension
Declension of brjótur (masculine)
References
- Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2024), “brjótur”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
- Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
- “brjótur”, in Ritmálssafn Orðabókar Háskólans [The Written Collection of the Lexicological Institute] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, (Can we date this quote?)