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Icelandic
Noun
bryta
- indefinite accusative singular of bryti
- indefinite dative singular of bryti
- indefinite genitive singular of bryti
- indefinite accusative plural of bryti
- indefinite genitive plural of bryti
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- bryte (e and split infinitives)
Etymology
From Old Norse brjóta.
Pronunciation
Verb
bryta (present tense bryt, past tense braut, supine brote, past participle broten, present participle brytande, imperative bryt)
- to break
- to stop; abort
- to wrestle
References
Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse brjóta, from Proto-Germanic *breutaną.
Verb
brȳta
- to break, crush
- to mine
- to abort
- to change
Conjugation
Conjugation of brȳta (strong)
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present
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past
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infinitive
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brȳta
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—
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participle
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brȳtandi, brȳtande
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brutin
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active voice
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indicative
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subjunctive
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imperative
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indicative
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subjunctive
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iæk
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brȳter
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brȳti, brȳte
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—
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brø̄t
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bruti, brute
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þū
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brȳter
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brȳti, brȳte
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brȳt
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brø̄st
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bruti, brute
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han
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brȳter
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brȳti, brȳte
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—
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brø̄t
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bruti, brute
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vīr
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brȳtum, brȳtom
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brȳtum, brȳtom
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brȳtum, brȳtom
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brutum, brutom
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brutum, brutom
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īr
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brȳtin
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brȳtin
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brȳtin
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brutin
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brutin
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þēr
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brȳta
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brȳtin
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—
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brutu, bruto
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brutin
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mediopassive voice
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indicative
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subjunctive
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imperative
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indicative
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subjunctive
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iæk
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brȳts
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brȳtis, brȳtes
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—
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brø̄ts
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brutis, brutes
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þū
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brȳts
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brȳtis, brȳtes
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—
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brø̄sts
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brutis, brutes
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han
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brȳts
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brȳtis, brȳtes
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—
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brø̄ts
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brutis, brutes
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vīr
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brȳtums, -oms
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brȳtums, brȳtoms
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—
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brutums, brutoms
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brutums, brutoms
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īr
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brȳtins
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brȳtins
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—
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brutins
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brutins
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þēr
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brȳtas
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brȳtins
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—
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brutus, brutos
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brutins
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Descendants
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish brȳta, from Old Norse brjóta, from Proto-Germanic *breutaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewd-.
Pronunciation
Verb
bryta (present bryter, preterite bröt, supine brutit, imperative bryt)
- to break; to end abruptly
- Sändningen bröts ― The broadcast suddenly stopped
- (film) cut; to cease recording
- Bryt! ― Cut!
- to break; to crack or fracture under physical strain
- Han bröt benet ― He broke his leg
- to break off; to remove a piece from something by breaking it
- Han bröt av en bit bröd ― He broke off a piece of bread
- 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
- to speak with an accent
- Han bröt på svenska ― He spoke with a Swedish accent
Usage notes
Neutral in (sense 6) despite having "break" in it.
Conjugation
Conjugation of bryta (class 2 strong)
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