brott

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brott

1. away, off

• burt

From Old Norse brot.

brott n (definite singular brottet, indefinite plural brott, definite plural brotta or brottene)

1. Alternative form of brudd

brott n (definite singular brottet, indefinite plural brott, definite plural brotta)

1. Alternative form of brot

From Old Norse brot.

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• Homophone: brått

brott n

1. a break, a snap; an instance of something breaking off
2. a breaking, a fracture; the point where something has broken off
3. a crime (act violating, breaking the law)
4. a mine or quarry (where minerals are "broken" out of the rock)