brjótur

Icelandic

Noun

brjótur m (genitive singular brjóts, nominative plural brjótar)

1. (also in compounds) breaker, destroyer (someone or something that breaks)

   brjótur gulls (kenning) ― a (generous) man (literally, “breaker of gold”)

   brjótur sverða (kenning) ― soldier (literally, “breaker of swords”)

2. a skerry which the sea breaks on

Declension

Declension of brjótur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	brjótur	brjóturinn	brjótar	brjótarnir
accusative	brjót	brjótinn	brjóta	brjótana
dative	brjóti	brjótnum, brjótinum	brjótum	brjótunum
genitive	brjóts	brjótsins	brjóta	brjótanna

References

• Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “brjótur”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
• Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
• “brjótur”, in Ritmálssafn Orðabókar Háskólans [The Written Collection of the Lexicological Institute] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, (Can we date this quote?)