Swedish

Noun

bry n

1. a consideration, a thought, a problem

   utan minsta bry

   without the slightest thought; carelessly

Declension

Usage notes

• Synonyms huvudbry and bryderi are more common. The word ögonbryn is not related.

Verb

bry

1. to think (of something), to consider, to care (for)

   Konungen blef brydd

   The king was bewildered

   Vem bryr sig?!

   Who cares?!

   Det enda hon brydde sig om nu

   The only thing she cared for now

   Hvad brydde mig, om ock min fot vid randen / Af jordens yta stode skild från dig? (translation by Carl Rubert Nyblom, 1871)

   No matter then although my foot did stand / Upon the farthest earth removed from thee (Shakespeare, Sonnet 44)

Conjugation