bryti
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈprɪːtɪ/
- Rhymes: -ɪːtɪ
Noun
bryti m (genitive singular bryta, nominative plural brytar)
- purser, steward
Declension
declension of bryti
m-w1 | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | bryti | brytinn | brytar | brytarnir |
accusative | bryta | brytann | bryta | brytana |
dative | bryta | brytanum | brytum | brytunum |
genitive | bryta | brytans | bryta | brytanna |
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
bryti
- (dialectal, nonstandard, informal) past participle of bryte, broken
Synonyms
- brutt (Bokmål)
- brote (Nynorsk)
Old Danish
FWOTD – 13 April 2019
Alternative forms
- brytæ (Jutlandic)
Etymology
From Old Norse bryti, a nominalization of Old Norse brytja (“to cut up, slaughter”), from Proto-Germanic *brutjaną (“to break, divide”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbryːtə/
Noun
bryti m (genitive bryta, plural brytar)
- (Scanian) bailiff, steward
- c. 1210, "Uil bryti skilias", Scanian Law, chapter 231.
- […] þa fari brytin til tuiggia þinga […]
- […] then the bailiff must attend two assemblies […]
- […] þa fari brytin til tuiggia þinga […]
- c. 1210, "Uil bryti skilias", Scanian Law, chapter 231.
Declension
Declension of bryti (Scanian system)
singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | bryti | brytin | brytar | brytarnir |
accusative | bryta | brytan | bryta | brytana |
dative | bryta | brytanum | brytum | brytunum |
genitive | bryta | brytans | bryta | brytanna |
The declension is unstable and should be treated as a guide. The case system was gradually being simplified from four to two cases. Even some nominative markers were sporadically kept in the Scanian dialect, although they mostly were replaced with the accusative endings from Old Norse. |
Descendants
- Danish: bryde