UrsprungFrom Old Swedish brȳta, from Old Norse brjóta, from Proto-Germanic *breutaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewd-.
- to break; to end abruptly
“Sändningen bröts” — The broadcast suddenly stopped
- cut; to cease recording
- to break; to crack or fracture under physical strain
“Han bröt benet” — He broke his leg
- 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
- 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
- to speak with an accent
“Han bröt på svenska” — He spoke with a Swedish accent
Formerbryter(present) · bröt(preterite) · brutit(supine) · bryt(imperative) · bryta(active, infinitive) · brytas(infinitive, passive) · brutit(active, supine) · brutits(passive, supine) · bryt(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · bryten(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · bryter(active, indicative, present) · bröt(active, indicative, past) · bryts(indicative, passive, present) · brytes(indicative, passive, present) · bröts(indicative, passive, past) · bryta(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · bröto(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · brytas(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present)