brjóta sér leið

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

brjóta sér leið

1. to make way for oneself (signifying that one used force)

   Ég braut mér leið í gegnum skóginn.

   I made my way through the forest.

• (to make way): ryðja sér leið