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brant.

steep (sharply inclined)

5 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

adj

  1. steep (sharply inclined)

    Cykla uppför en brant backe
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse brantr, (West Norse brattr), of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰren- (“project”), related to Old English brant (“steep”), Latvian bruôds (“roof ridge”). Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic brattur, Danish brat, Norwegian Bokmål bratt, and Old English brant, bront (English brant, brent, Scots brent).

noun

  1. a steeply sloping side of a landform, a precipice

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse brantr, (West Norse brattr), of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰren- (“project”), related to Old English brant (“steep”), Latvian bruôds (“roof ridge”). Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic brattur, Danish brat, Norwegian Bokmål bratt, and Old English brant, bront (English brant, brent, Scots brent).

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