brjóta sér leið

Icelandic

Etymology

From brjóta ("break") + sér the dative of sig ("oneself") + the accusative of leið (meaning "way"). Literally meaning to "break a way for oneself".

Verb

brjóta sér leið

to make way for oneself (signifying that one used force)
Ég braut mér leið í gegnum skóginn.
I made my way through the forest.

Synonyms

(to make way): ryðja sér leið

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