bryta

== 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 === IPA(key): /²bryːtɑ/ === 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 === “bryta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Old Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Norse brjóta, from Proto-Germanic *breutaną. === Verb === brȳta to break, crush to mine to abort to change ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== Swedish: bryta == 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 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 ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “bryta”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) bryta in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)