brestur

Icelandic

/ˈprɛstʏr/

noun

Definitions

crack, crackle, noise
flaw, crack, split, fissure, rupture
flaw, failure
gap, lack, shortcoming, deficit, deficiency

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse brestr inherited from Proto-Germanic *brestuz (fracture, impairment).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*brestuz

Gloss

fracture, impairment

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*brestuz Proto-Germanic
brest Norwegian Nynorsk
brestr Old Norse
brist Danish
brøst Danish
öryggi Icelandic
öryggisbrestur Icelandic
*bresti Old Dutch