brotta

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• brottene

Noun

brotta n

1. definite plural of brott

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

brotta n

1. definite plural of brott

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish brōta, brūta; ablaut of bryta, from Old Norse briúta.

Compare Danish bryde (“to wrestle”), Swedish bryta arm (“to arm wrestle”).

Verb

brotta (present brottar, preterite brottade, supine brottat, imperative brotta)

1. (usually with ner (“down”)) to wrestle (to the ground)

   Han brottade ner honom

   He wrestled him to the ground

Usage notes

See also the deponent verb brottas. "Nisse brottas" means "Nisse wrestles" rather than "Nisse is wrestled."

Conjugation

Conjugation of brotta (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	brotta		brottas
supine	brottat		brottats
imperative	brotta		—
imper. plural1	brotten		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	brottar	brottade	brottas	brottades
ind. plural1	brotta	brottade	brottas	brottades
subjunctive2	brotte	brottade	brottes	brottades
present participle		brottande
past participle		brottad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• nedbrotta

Related terms

• brottare
• brottas
• brottning
• bryta (“to break”)
  • bryta arm (“to arm wrestle”)
• brott (“a break”)
  • stenbrott (“stone quarry, a place for "breaking" stone”)

References

• “brotta”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “brotta”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “brotta”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Anagrams

• bortta, ta bort