English

Proper noun

Bryn

1. A male given name of Welsh origin from a word meaning hill or mound.
2. A female given name in occasional modern use.
3. Part of several place names in Wales and elsewhere.
4. A township in Wigan, Lancashire.

Danish

Noun

bryn n (singular definite brynet, plural indefinite bryn)

1. brow

Inflection

Derived terms

• øjenbryn
• skovbryn

References

• “bryn” in Den Danske Ordbog

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse brún, from a Proto-Germanic *brūwō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃bʰrúHs.

Noun

bryn n

1. a brow (above the eyes), an edge (of a forest), a crest or ridge (of a hill)
2. indefinite plural of bry

Declension

Related terms

• ögonbryn
• skogsbryn

Verb

bryn

1. imperative of bryna.

Welsh

Noun

bryn m (plural bryniau)

1. hill (elevated location)

Mutation