brydes

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bryːðəs/, [ˈb̥ʁyðð̩s]

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

brydes

1. present tense passive of bryde
2. infinitive passive of bryde

Verb

brydes (past tense brødes, past participle brødes)

1. (deponent, also figuratively) to wrestle (with the preposition med)
   • 2008, Lars Husum, Mit venskab med Jesus Kristus: roman, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN, page 177:

     ... Jeppe griber fat i mig. Vi brydes lidt.

     ... Jeppe seizes me. We wrestle for a little while.

   • 1873, Georg Brandes, Hovedstrømninger i det 19de aarhundredes litteratur: Den romantiske skole i Tydskland, page 203:

     ... kom op paa Taget — saa vil vi brydes med hinanden, og den, som støder den anden ned, er Konge og tør drikke Blod.

     ... come up onto the roof — then we shall wrestle with each other, and whoever pushes the other down is king and dares to drink blood.

   • 2003, Bo Kampmann Walther, Laterna Magica:

     ... en mængde teoretiske og mere spekulative diskussioner, vi brydes med.

     ... a bunch of theoretical and more speculative discussions with which we wrestle.

Conjugation

Inflection of brydes

	present	past
simple	brydes	brødes
perfect	har brødes	havde brødes
passive	—	—
participle	-	brødes
imperative	-	—
infinitive	brydes	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	—	—

Derived terms

• bryder
• brydning

References

• “brydes” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

brydes c

1. indefinite singular of bryde