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vera þrályndr í skapi sem faðir hans, en hafa b. verra, a harder heart; mun hann optar mér í brjósti (in my mind) en þér; (4) the front (of wave or a battalion); (5) breastwork, protection (hann er sjálfr b. ok hlífiskjöldr kristni sinnar); vera b. fyrir e-m, to be one's defender, to shield one; (6) vinna eið fyrir brjóst e-s, on one's behalf.
brjóst-afl, n. strength of chest;
-barn, n. a child at the breast, suckling;
-björg, f. breast-plate;
-bragð, n. compassion;
-búnaðr, m. breast ornament, brooch
-drekkr, m. suckling, = spendrekkr;
-fastligr, a. faihful;
-fastr, a. fixed in the heart;
-festa (-sta, -str), v., -festa sér e-t, to impress on one's mind;
-friðr, m. peace of mind;
-gjörð, f. saddle-girth;
-gœði. f. compassion;
-heill, a. having a sound chest;
-kaldr, a. hostile;
-kirkja, f. the heart;
-kringla, f. brooch;
-leysi, n. febbleness of mind;
-megin, n. strength of mind or heart;
-mikill, a. broad-chested;
-mœði, f. shortness of breath, weariness;
-reiðr, a. enraged;
-reip, n. breast-rope, girdle;
-samliga, a. = -fastligr;
-stofa, f. front room;
-sullr, m. a boil in the lungs;
-sviði, m. heart-burn;
-vit, n. mother wit;
-vitra, f.= -vit;
-þili, n. front wall, = bjórþili;
-þungt, a. n., e-m er þungt, suffers from difficult breathing.
brjóta (brýt; braut, brutum; brotinn), v. (1) to break; b. fót sinn, to break one's leg; b. tennr ór höfði manns, to break the teeth out of the head; b. mann um stein, to break a man on a stone; b. e-n í hjóli, to break on the wheel; (2) to break open (b. haug búr); (3) to destroy, demolish (b. hof, skurðgoð, kastala); b. skip, to break one's ship, be ship-wrecked; (4) to break, violate, transgress (b. heit, lög); en þér konungr brutuð lög á Agli, you broke the law in Egil's case; (5) to force, compel (b. e-n til kristni); b. e-n til hlýðni, to force to submission; (6) in various fig. phrases; b. odd af oflæti sínu, to break the point of one's pride, to humble oneself; b. straum fyrir e-m, to break the stream before one, to bear the brunt of battle; (7) with preps., b. af bróna, to break off the bridge; b. af við e-n, to wrong one; b. á bak, to force or drive back (b. fylking á bak); to neglect, disregard (b. á bak ráð e-s) b. niðr, to demolish, break down (b. niðr hús); b. niðr blótskap, villu, to put down, abolish; b. sik niðr við jörðu, to bow down to the earth b. saman, to fold (b. saman skikkju) to unite (b. saman et forna lögmál ok nýja); b. sundr, í sundr, to break asunder (b, sundr silfrker); to unfold (clothes); b. (land, þjóð) undir sik, to subdue; b. upp, to break up (þeir brutu upp þilit); to force or break open (b. upp hurð, búr, kirkju, bréf); to unpack (b . upp gersemar sínar); b. upp vistir, to bring out the victuals (for the mess); b. upp vápn, to get out the weapons, prepare for battle; (8) refl brjótast á e-t, to break in upon; Önundr brauzt á hurðina, tried to break in the door; b. á milli, to break out between; b. fram, to break forth; b. í haug, to break into a cairn; b. í e-u, to exert oneself in a thing; þessi maðr brýzt í miklu ofrefli, struggles against great odds; b. um, to make a hard struggle; (björn brauzt um í vök); b. við e-t, to fight or struggle hard against; b. við ofrefli, to fight against odds; b. við borgargørðina, to exert oneself in making the burg; b. við e-u, to struggle against (b. við forlögunum, gæfu sinni); (9) impers. in a passive sense; skipit (acc.) braut í spán, the ship was broken to pieces; þá braut kirkju (acc.), the church was blown down; strauminn braut á öxlinni, the current broke against his shoulder.
brjótr, m. one that breaks, destroyer.
brodda (að), v. to prick, goad, incite (broddaðr af óhreinsan).
brodd-högg, n. a blow from a pike.
broddr, (1) spike; (2) a kind of shaft = broddör; (3) sting (of an nsect); (4) prick, goad; (5) the front

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