brún

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See also: brun, Brun, brün, and brůn

Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse brún.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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brún f (genitive singular brúnar, plural brýr)

  1. brow
  2. (archaic) brim

Declension

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Declension of brún
f24 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative brún brúnin brýr brýrnar
accusative brún brúnna brýr brýrnar
dative brún brúnni brúm brúnum
genitive brúnar brúnarinnar brúna brúnanna

Adjective

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brún

  1. inflection of brúnur (brown):
    1. feminine nominative singular
    2. neuter nominative/accusative plural

Declension

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Declension of brún (a1)
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative brúnur brún brúnt
Accusative brúnan brúna brúnt
Dative brúnum brúnari brúnum
Genitive brúns brúnar brúns
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative brúnir brúnar brún
Accusative brúnar brúnar brún
Dative brúnum brúnum brúnum
Genitive brúna brúna brúna

Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse brún (plural brýnn, later also brúnir), perhaps from Proto-Germanic *brūwō, *brūwǭ (plural *brūniz < *brūwōniz).

Noun

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brún f (genitive singular brúnar, nominative plural brúnir or (in fixed expressions) brýn or (colloquial) brýr)

  1. brow, eyebrow
Declension
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Note: The archaic nominative and accusative plural brýn is mostly used in fixed expressions, such as bera á brýn (to accuse [someone] of [something]). The definite nominative and accusative plural brýnnar finds slightly more use, mostly in expressions like hnykla brýnnar and setja í brýnnar. This latter form, pronounced /ˈpritnar/, has also been reanalyzed as brýrnar (and is often so spelled), and has given rise to the indefinite plural form brýr. Both brýrnar and brýr are proscribed, although they have been in use since at least the 17th century. Compare Faroese brún, plural brýr.

Etymology 2

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From Old Norse brún (plural brúnir), from Proto-Germanic *brūniz.

Noun

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brún f (genitive singular brúnar, nominative plural brúnir)

  1. rim, edge
Declension
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Etymology 3

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Adjective

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brún

  1. feminine singular of brúnn (brown)

Old Norse

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Germanic *brūwō.

Noun

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brún f (genitive brúnar, plural brýnn)

  1. sharp edge, rim
  2. eyebrow
Declension
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Descendants
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From the singular brún.

  • Icelandic: brún
  • Faroese: brún
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: brun
  • Old Swedish: brun

From the plural brýnn f pl.

  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bryn n
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bryn n
  • Swedish: bryn n
  • Danish: bryn n

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

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brún

  1. inflection of brúnn (brown):
    1. strong feminine nominative singular
    2. strong neuter nominative/accusative plural