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Definition brit
Etymology 1
From Middle English brytten, brutten, from Old English brittian, bryttian (“to divide, dispense, distribute, rule over, possess, enjoy the use of”), from Proto-Germanic *brutjan? (“to break, divide”), from Proto-Indo-European *b?rewd- (“to break”). Cognate with Icelandic brytja (“to chop up, break in pieces, slaughter”), Swedish bryta (“to break, fracture, cut off”), Danish bryde (“to break”), and outside the Germanic family with Albanian brydh (“I make crumbly, friable, soft”). Related to Old English brytta (“dispenser, giver, author, governor, prince”), Old English br?otan (“to break in pieces, hew down, demolish, destroy, kill”).
Verb
brit (third-person singular simple present brits, present participle britting, simple past and past participle britted)
- (transitive) To break in pieces; divide.
- (transitive) To bruise; indent.
- (intransitive) To fall out or shatter (as overripe hops or grain).
- (intransitive, dialectal) To fade away; alter.
Etymology 2
Probably from Middle English bret or birt, applied to a different kind of fish. See bret.
Noun
brit (plural brit)
- One of the young of herrings, sprats, etc.
- One of the tiny crustaceans, of the genus Calanus, that are part of the diet of right whales.
Etymology 3
Short for brit milah.
Noun
brit (plural brits)
- brit milah
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