bryta

bryta

1. indefinite accusative singular of bryti
2. indefinite dative singular of bryti
3. indefinite genitive singular of bryti
4. indefinite accusative plural of bryti
5. indefinite genitive plural of bryti

• bryte (e and split infinitives)

From Old Norse brjóta.

• IPA^(key): /²bryːtɑ/

bryta (present tense bryt, past tense braut, supine brote, past participle broten, present participle brytande, imperative bryt)

1. to break
2. to stop; abort
3. to wrestle

• “bryta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Old Norse brjóta, from Proto-Germanic *breutaną.

brȳta

1. to break, crush
2. to mine
3. to abort
4. to change

• Swedish: bryta

From Old Swedish brȳta, from Old Norse brjóta, from Proto-Germanic *breutaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewd-.

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bryta (present bryter, preterite bröt, supine brutit, imperative bryt)

1. to break; to end abruptly

   Sändningen bröts ― The broadcast suddenly stopped

2. (film) cut; to cease recording

   Bryt! ― Cut!

3. to break; to crack or fracture under physical strain

   Han bröt benet ― He broke his leg

4. 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

5. to violate, to not adhere to a law or a rule

   Han bröt mot posthemligheten när han öppnade hennes brev

   He violated the secrecy of correspondence when he opened her letter

7. to speak with an accent

   Han bröt på svenska ― He spoke with a Swedish accent

Neutral in (sense 6) despite having "break" in it.

• bryta in Svensk ordbok.