brott

Swedish

noun
Definitions
  • a break, a snap; an instance of something breaking off
  • a breaking, a fracture; the point where something has broken off
  • a crime (act violating, breaking the law)
  • a mine (where minerals are "broken" out of the rock)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse brot.

Origin

Old Norse

brot

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