óbreyttar

Óbreyttar is an Icelandic adjective form meaning "unchanged" or "unmodified." It describes things that have not been altered from a previous state. The form is the feminine plural of the adjective óbreyttur, which expresses that something has not been changed. The prefix ó- signals negation, and breyta means "to change" or "to alter," so óbreyttur literally means "not changed."

In Icelandic grammar, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in gender and number. Óbreyttar is used with feminine plural nouns, such as reglur (rules) or upplýsingar (information). The term is common in formal writing to indicate that a text, edition, rule, or dataset has remained in its prior form, without modifications.

Usage examples include legal, editorial, and scientific contexts where it is important to note that certain content remains as it was. For instance, one might say: "Óbreyttar reglur gilda." (Unchanged rules apply.) And, "Í þessari útgáfu eru óbreyttar upplýsingar." (In this edition, the information is unchanged.)

Óbreyttar thus functions as a precise linguistic marker indicating preservation of state or content, and it is frequently encountered in documentation, standards, and comparative editions.