brytta

See also: Brytta

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bruttjō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbryt.tɑ/

Noun

brytta m

1. giver, dispenser, distributor
   • 10th century, The Wanderer:

     sōhte seledrēoriġ · sinces bryttan,
     hwǣr iċ feor oþþe nēah · findan meahte
     þone þe in meoduhealle · mīne wisse

     sought hall-sad a giver of treasure,
     where I far or near could find
     who in a mead-hall would know my men

Declension

Declension of brytta (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	brytta	bryttan
accusative	bryttan	bryttan
genitive	bryttan	bryttena
dative	bryttan	bryttum

Derived terms

• berebrytta
  • Middle English: berebret (“barley dispenser”)
• bryttian
• sincbrytta