Faroese

Noun

brún f (genitive singular brúnar, plural brýr)

1. brow
2. (archaic) brim

Declension

Adjective

brún

1. feminine nominative singular form of brúnur (‘brown’)
2. neuter nominative and accusative plural form of brúnur (‘brown’)

Declension

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pruːn/

  Rhymes: -uːn

Etymology 1

From Old Norse brún (plural brýnn, later also brúnir), perhaps from a Proto-Germanic *brūwō, *brūwǭ (plural *brūniz < *brūwōniz).

Noun

brún f ‎(genitive singular brúnar, nominative plural brúnir or brýn)

1. brow, eyebrow

Declension

or

Note: The archaic nominative and accusative plural brýn is mostly used in fixed expressions, such as bera á brýn ‎(“to accuse [someone] of [something]”). The definite nominative and accusative plural brýnnar finds slightly more use, mostly in expressions like hnykla brýnnar and setja í brýnnar. This latter form, pronounced /ˈpritnar/, has also been reanalized as brýrnar (and is often so spelled), and has given rise to the indefinite plural form brýr. Both brýrnar and brýr are proscribed, although they have been in use since at least the 17th century. Compare Faroese brún, plural brýr.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse brún (plural brúnir), from Proto-Germanic *brūniz

Noun

brún f ‎(genitive singular brúnar, nominative plural brúnir)

1. rim, edge

Declension