bry

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Low German brüden, the noun is derived from the verb.

Noun

bry n (definite singular bryet, uncountable)

1. bother, inconvenience, trouble

Verb

bry (imperative bry, present tense bryr, passive brys, simple past brydde or brød, past participle brydd, present participle bryende)

1. to bother, trouble

References

• “bry” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “bry_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “bry_3” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Low German brüden, the noun is derived from the verb.

Noun

bry n (definite singular bryet, uncountable)

1. bother, inconvenience, trouble

Verb

bry (present tense bryr, past tense brydde, past participle brytt/brydd, passive infinitive bryast, present participle bryande, imperative bry)

1. to bother, trouble

References

• “bry” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Alternative forms

• bery

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brɨ/
• Rhymes: -ɨ
• Syllabification: bry

Noun

bry m inan

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of ber

Swedish

Noun

bry n

1. a consideration, a thought, a problem

   utan minsta bry ― without the slightest thought; carelessly

Usage notes

• Synonyms huvudbry and bryderi are more common. The word ögonbryn is not related.

Declension

Declension of bry
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	bry	bryt	bryn	bryna
Genitive	brys	bryts	bryns	brynas

Verb

bry (present bryr, preterite brydde, supine brytt, imperative bry)

1. (reflexive) to think (of something), to consider, to care (for)

   Konungen blef brydd ― The king was bewildered

   Vem bryr sig? ― Who cares?

   Det enda hon brydde sig om nu ― The only thing she cared for now

   • Hvad brydde mig, 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)

Conjugation

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

• bry sig
• bry sig om
• obrydd

Further reading

• bry in Svensk ordbok.