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.

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

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)