brjóta sér leið

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

 * 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.