brjóta

== Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse brjóta, from Proto-Germanic *breutaną. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈprjouːta/ Rhymes: -ouːta === Verb === brjóta (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative braut, third-person plural past indicative brutu, supine brotið) to break [with accusative] Synonyms: mölva, smalla (of laundry, paper, etc.) to fold [with accusative] Synonyms: brjóta saman, leggja saman (impersonal) to break ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “brjóta”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.) == Old Norse == === Alternative forms === ᛒᚱᛁᚢᛏᛁ (briuti) — Runic form, 3rd singular present subjunctive === Etymology === From Proto-Norse ᛒᛡᚱᚢᛏᛉ (bᴀrutʀ /⁠bᵃrȳtʀ⁠/), ᛒᛡᚱᛁᚢᛏᛁᚦ (bᴀriutiþ /⁠bᵃriutiþ⁠/), from Proto-Germanic *breutaną. === Verb === brjóta (singular past indicative braut, plural past indicative brutu, past participle brotinn) (transitive) to break (transitive) to break open (transitive) to destroy, demolish (transitive) to break, violate, transgress (transitive) to force, compel Synonym: þvinga ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== Icelandic: brjóta Faroese: bróta Norwegian Nynorsk: brjota, bryta Jamtish: brǿte Elfdalian: briuota Old Swedish: brȳta Swedish: bryta Old Danish: brȳtæ Danish: bryde Norwegian Bokmål: bryte Scanian: brýda Gutnish: braute === Further reading === Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “brjóta”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive