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

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.

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, bruto	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

Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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

1. to break; to end abruptly

   Sändningen bröts ― The broadcast suddenly stopped

2. (film) cut; to cease recording

   Bryt! ― Cut!

3. to break; to crack or fracture under physical strain

   Han bröt benet ― He broke his leg

4. 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

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

7. 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)

	active		passive
infinitive	bryta		brytas
supine	brutit		brutits
imperative	bryt		—
imper. plural1	bryten		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	bryter	bröt	bryts, brytes	bröts
ind. plural1	bryta	bröto	brytas	brötos
subjunctive2	bryte	bröte	brytes	brötes
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
• bryta sig in
• bryta sig ut
• bryta taffeln
• bryta upp
• bryta ut
• brytare
• brytning
• förbryta
• nedbryta
• radbryta
• uppbryta
• utbryta

Further reading

• bryta in Svensk ordbok.
• bryta in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)