bry

From Low German brüden, the noun is derived from the verb.

bry n (definite singular bryet, uncountable)

1. bother, inconvenience, trouble

bry (imperative bry, present tense bryr, passive brys, simple past brydde or brød, past participle brydd, present participle bryende)

1. to bother, trouble

• “bry” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “bry_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “bry_3” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

From Low German brüden, the noun is derived from the verb.

bry n (definite singular bryet, uncountable)

1. bother, inconvenience, trouble

bry (present tense bryr, past tense brydde, past participle brydd/brytt, passive infinitive bryast, present participle bryande, imperative bry)

1. to bother, trouble

• “bry” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bry, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *brū́ˀs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃bʰrúHs.

bry f (genitive singular brwie)

1. eyebrow

• Polish: brew f

• B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “brew”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

• bery

• IPA^(key): /brɨ/
• Rhymes: -ɨ
• Syllabification: bry

bry m inan

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of ber

bry n

1. a consideration, a thought, a problem

   utan minsta bry ― without the slightest thought; carelessly

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

bry (present bryr, preterite brydde, supine brytt, imperative bry)

1. (reflexive) 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)

• bry sig
• bry sig om
• obrydd

• bry in Svensk ordbok.