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brot

nafnorðhvorugkyn
[brjóta, broti = fragilitas], a broken piece, fragment:
1. in , gimsteina brot, 623. 20, 544. 39; brota-silfr, old silver broken to be recast; nú eru tekin Grásíðu brot, 18; gullhringrinn stökk í tvá hluti, ok þá er ek hugða at brotunum …, 126; trogs brotin, 655 xxi; brutu bar í Víkinni ok ætluðu at göra sér skip ór brotunum (a wrecked ship), 88: in the compds um-brot, fjör-brot, a hard struggle, convulsions, agony; land-brot, desolation of land by sea or rivers.2. only in violation; lagabrot, breach of law; mis-brot, af-brot, transgression, in writers: arithm. fractions; tuga-brot, decimals, 3. breaking, bein-brot, ; sigla til brots, to run ashore under full sail, 405 (skips-brot); haugs-brot, hrygg-brot.
β. a fragment; sögu-brot, the fragment of a tale, story; bókar-brot, the fragment of a and the like.γ. a shallow place in a river, a firth, where the stream breaks and widens, ii. 346.δ. in the phrase, falla brot, to have an epileptic fit; for the etymology see brotfall below: it is not braut (away) because it is constantly spelt with an o, even in that give ‘braut’ constantly, the Miracle-book, i. 332–356; hann féll í brot, ok vissi þá ekki til sín löngum, 335, 336: a skin eruption (út-brot).ε. a sort of sledge of felled trees = broti; lét hann þá færa undir hann brot (a lever?) ok við þetta kómu þeir honum upp ór dysinni, 315, 89 (Fr.)
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  • n.hvorugkyn (e. neuter)
  • cp.compare.
  • O. H. G.Old High German.
  • gener.generally.
  • esp.especially.
  • pl.fleirtala (e. plural)
  • metaph.metaphorical, metaphorically.
  • freq.frequent, frequently.
  • theol.theological, theologically.
  • etc.et cetera.
  • sing.eintala (e. singular)
  • q. v.quod vide.
  • MS.manuscript, manuscripts.
  • medic.medicine, medically.
  • qs.quasi.
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  • e. g.exempli gratia.
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  • Grett.Grettis saga. (D. II.)
  • Eg.Egils saga. (D. II.)
  • Grág.Grágás. (B. I.)
  • Bs.Biskupa sögur. (D. III.)
  • Eb.Eyrbyggja saga. (D. II.)
  • Mar.Maríu saga. (F. III.)