bry

From Low German brüden, the noun is derived from the verb.

bry n (definite singular bryet, uncountable)

1. bother, inconvenience, trouble

bry (imperative bry, present tense bryr, passive brys, simple past brydde or brød, past participle brydd, present participle bryende)

1. to bother, trouble

• “bry” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “bry_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “bry_3” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

From Low German brüden, the noun is derived from the verb.

bry n (definite singular bryet, uncountable)

1. bother, inconvenience, trouble

bry (present tense bryr, past tense brydde, past participle brytt/brydd, passive infinitive bryast, present participle bryande, imperative bry)

1. to bother, trouble

• “bry” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• bery

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrɘ/
• Rhymes: -ɘ
• Syllabification: bry

bry m inan

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of ber

• IPA^(key): /bryː/

bry n

1. (chiefly in compounds) Synonym of bryderi

• huvudbry

bry (present bryr, preterite brydde, supine brytt, imperative bry)

1. to concern, to bother (one's head or the like with something)

   Bry inte era söta små huvuden med sånt

   Don't bother your pretty little heads with such things

   Det är inte värt att bry sin hjärna med

   It's not worth taxing [bothering] your brain with

   • Hvad brydde mig [how concerned / bothered [it] me], om ock min fot vid randen / Af jordens yta stode skild från dig? (translation by Carl Rubert Nyblom, 1871)

     No matter then although my foot did stand / Upon the farthest earth removed from thee (Shakespeare, Sonnet 44)

The derived terms below are more common.

• bry sig
• bry sig om
• brydd
• obrydd

• bry in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• bry in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• bry in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)