bry
Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Low German brüden, the noun is derived from the verb.
Noun
[edit]bry n (definite singular bryet, uncountable)
Verb
[edit]bry (imperative bry, present tense bryr, passive brys, simple past brydde or brød, past participle brydd, present participle bryende)
References
[edit]- “bry” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “bry_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “bry_3” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Low German brüden, the noun is derived from the verb.
Noun
[edit]bry n (definite singular bryet, uncountable)
Verb
[edit]bry (present tense bryr, past tense brydde, past participle brytt/brydd, passive infinitive bryast, present participle bryande, imperative bry)
References
[edit]- “bry” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]bry m inan
Swedish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]bry n
- (chiefly in compounds) Synonym of bryderi
Declension
[edit]Declension of bry
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | bry | brys |
| definite | bryet | bryets | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — | |
Derived terms
[edit]Verb
[edit]bry (present bryr, preterite brydde, supine brytt, imperative bry)
- 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)
Usage notes
[edit]The derived terms below are more common.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of bry (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | bry | — | ||
| Supine | brytt | — | ||
| Imperative | bry | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | bryn | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | bryr | brydde | — | — |
| Ind. plural1 | bry | brydde | — | — |
| Subjunctive2 | bry | brydde | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | bryende | |||
| Past participle | brydd | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms
[edit]References
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- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Low German
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
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- Norwegian Bokmål uncountable nouns
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- Norwegian Bokmål weak verbs
- Norwegian Bokmål strong verbs
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- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk uncountable nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk neuter nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk verbs
- Norwegian Nynorsk weak verbs
- Polish 1-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Polish/ɘ
- Rhymes:Polish/ɘ/1 syllable
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