bryte

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse brjóta.

Verb

bryte (imperative bryt, present tense bryter, passive brytes, simple past brøt or brøyt, past participle brutt, present participle brytende)

1. to break; violate; infringe
2. (telephone) ring off; hang up
3. (sports) to wrestle
4. (light) to refract
5. (sea) to break

Derived terms

• avbryte
• bryter
• bryting
• nedbryte
• panserbrytende

References

• “bryte” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

bryte (present tense bryt, past tense braut, supine brote, past participle broten, present participle brytande, imperative bryt)

1. alternative form of bryta

Derived terms

• brytar
• nedbryting