Albanian

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Etymology

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From bri (horn) +‎ -tar (agent noun suffix).

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  • IPA(key): /bɾiˈtaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -taɾ
  • Hyphenation: bri‧tár

Noun

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britar m (plural britarë, definite britari, definite plural britarët) (historical)

  1. hornblower
    Synonym: brizan

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References

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  • britar”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006

Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese britar, from Suevic [Term?] *briutan,[1] from Proto-Germanic *brutōjaną (to chop, to fragment) or Proto-Germanic *breutaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewd- (to break). Compare Old English brēotan and English brit.[2]

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britar (first-person singular present brito, first-person singular preterite britei, past participle britado)

  1. to break up (a plot, preparing it for later being sown)
    • 1253, Miguel Romaní, editor, Colección diplomática de Santa María de Oseira, page 662:
      vendo totis montis (quoos) vos britastis et ficarum pur britar, et os novos qui inde levastis
      I sell to you all the lands that you broke up and those that are still pending, and the new products that you have already taken away
    • 1999, Anxo Angueira, Pensa Nao, Vigo: Xerais:
      Agora queren campías, britan montes para prados
      Now they want grassland, and they break up the lands into prairies
  2. to furrow
  3. (dated) to brit, destroy, crush
    • 1262, Clarinda de Azevedo Maia, editor, História do galego-português, Coimbra: I.N.I.C, page 45:
      aſi que ſe algẽ de noſſa parte ou da eſtraya uẽér a britar ou a contradizer eſta noſa uẽzõ que per noſo prazer é feyta, ſeya maldito de Deus
      So if anyone, from our side or from another, would come to break or contradict this our selling, which is voluntarily done, they shall be damned by God
    • 1455, Ferro Couselo, X. (ed.) A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Vigo: Galaxia, page 303:
      destroiron moytas casas et birtaron moytas tellas, cangos et ripias
      they destroyed many houses and britted many roof tiles, rafters and laths
  4. to infringe

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  1. ^ Ernst Gamillscheg (1934, 1935, 1936). Romania Germanica. Sprach- und Siedlungsgeschichte der Germanen auf dem Boden des alten Römerreiches. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter. Retrieved 12 Jul. 2018, from https://www.degruyter.com/view/serial/16803, vol 3, page 209.
  2. ^ Pensado, José Luis, Messner, Dieter (2003) “britar”, in Bachiller Olea: Vocabulos gallegos escuros: lo que quieren decir (Cadernos de Lingua: anexos; 7)‎[1], A Coruña: Real Academia Galega / Galaxia, →ISBN.

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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britar m

  1. indefinite plural of brite

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese britar, from Old English brittian, or from Gothic or Suevic.

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britar (first-person singular present brito, first-person singular preterite britei, past participle britado)

  1. to brit (to break into pieces)
    Synonyms: despedaçar, fragmentar, triturar
  2. to injure (to cause physical harm)
    Synonyms: contundir, ferir, machucar
  3. to destroy; to crush
    Synonyms: acabar com, destroçar, destruir
  4. (historical) to decrease a coin’s weight without decreasing its value

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