brynja
See also: Brynja
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse brynja, from Proto-Germanic *brunjǭ. Cognate with Icelandic brynja, Swedish brynja, Norwegian brynje, Danish brynje.
Noun edit
brynja f (genitive singular brynju, plural brynjur)
Declension edit
Declension of brynja | ||||
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f1 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | brynja | brynjan | brynjur | brynjurnar |
accusative | brynju | brynjuna | brynjur | brynjurnar |
dative | brynju | brynjuni | brynjum | brynjunum |
genitive | brynju | brynjunnar | brynja | brynjanna |
Derived terms edit
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse brynja, from Proto-Germanic *brunjǭ. Cognate with Faroese brynja, Swedish brynja, Norwegian brynje, Danish brynje.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
brynja f (genitive singular brynju, nominative plural brynjur)
Declension edit
declension of brynja
f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | brynja | brynjan | brynjur | brynjurnar |
accusative | brynju | brynjuna | brynjur | brynjurnar |
dative | brynju | brynjunni | brynjum | brynjunum |
genitive | brynju | brynjunnar | brynja | brynjanna |
Derived terms edit
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Noun edit
brynja f (definite singular brynja, indefinite plural brynjer or brynjor, definite plural brynjene or brynjone)
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *brunjǭ.
Noun edit
brynja f
Declension edit
Declension of brynja (weak jōn-stem)
feminine | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | brynja | brynjan | brynjur | brynjurnar |
accusative | brynju | brynjuna | brynjur | brynjurnar |
dative | brynju | brynjunni | brynjum | brynjunum |
genitive | brynju | brynjunnar | brynja | brynjanna |
Descendants edit
- Icelandic: brynja
- Faroese: brynja
- Norwegian Nynorsk: brynja, brynju, brynje
- Old Swedish: brynia, brønia
- Swedish: brynja
- Danish: brynje
- Norwegian Bokmål: brynje
- → Middle English: brinie
References edit
- “brynja”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish brynia, brønia, from Old Norse brynja, from Proto-Germanic *brunjǭ. Cognate with Icelandic brynja, Faroese brynja, Norwegian brynje, Danish brynje.
Noun edit
brynja c
Declension edit
Declension of brynja | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | brynja | brynjan | brynjor | brynjorna |
Genitive | brynjas | brynjans | brynjors | brynjornas |
Derived terms edit
- nätbrynja
- ringbrynja (“coat of chain mail”)
Further reading edit
- brynja in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- brynja in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)