bratt

From Old West Norse brattr, from Proto-Germanic *brantaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm., 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, Swedish brant, and Old English brant, bront (English brant, brent, Scots brent).

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1. steep

bratt

1. steeply

• “bratt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Old West Norse brattr, of uncertain origin, but possibly ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰren- (“project”). Related to Old English brant (“steep”) and Latvian bruôds (“roof ridge”). Cognates include Faroese and Icelandic brattur, Danish brat, Swedish brant, and Old English brant, bront (English brant, brent, Scots brent).

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1. steep
2. tall (of a person)

bratt

1. steeply

• brattleik m
• hoggbratt

• “bratt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• Pokorny, Julius, Indogermanisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, Tübingen: A. Francke Verlag, 1959.

From Proto-Celtic *brattos.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbr͈at/

bratt m (genitive braitt, nominative plural braitt)

1. cloak

   Synonym: tí

2. cloth

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• Irish: brat
• Manx: brat
• Scottish Gaelic: brat
• → Welsh: brat

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “bratt”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language