brattur

== Faroese == === Etymology === From Old Norse brattr, brantr, of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰren- (“project”), related to Old English brant (“steep”), Latvian bruôds (“roof ridge”). Cognate with Icelandic brattur, Norwegian Bokmål bratt, Danish brat, Swedish brant, and Old English brant, bront (English brant, brent, Scots brent). === Adjective === brattur (comparative brattari, superlative brattastur) steep ==== Declension ==== ==== Antonyms ==== slættur == Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse brattr, brantr, of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰren- (“project”), related to Old English brant (“steep”), Latvian bruôds (“roof ridge”). Cognate with Faroese brattur, Norwegian Bokmål bratt, Danish brat, Swedish brant, and Old English brant, bront (English brant, brent, Scots brent). === Adjective === brattur (comparative brattari, superlative brattastur) steep Synonym: hallur straight, upright Synonym: fattur vigorous, lively Synonym: hress ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== bera bratt hala sinn (“to hold one's head up high”) bera ekki bratt hala sinn snarbrattur (“precipitous, very steep”) ==== Related terms ==== bratti (“steepness”) brattlendi (“steep ground”) === References === “brattur” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. Pokorny, Julius, Indogermanisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, Tübingen: A. Francke Verlag, 1959.