berstan
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Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *brestan (with e-r metathesis in West Germanic), from Proto-Germanic *brestaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰres- (“to burst, break, crack, split, separate”).
Cognate with Old Frisian bersta (West Frisian boarste), Old Saxon brestan (Low German basten), Dutch bersten, barsten, Old High German brestan German bersten), Old Norse bresta (Danish briste, Norwegian Bokmål briste, Swedish brista).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]berstan
- to break, shatter, burst
- late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
- Æfter þisum ġebede, bærst ūt of heofonum swȳþe fǣrlīċ fȳr and forbernde þæt templ, and ealle þā godas grundlunga suncon intō þǣre eorþan, and ne ætēowdon siþþan.
- After this prayer, a very sudden fire burst out of the heavens and burned up the temple, and all the gods sunk completely into the earth, and have not appeared since.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of berstan (strong class 3)
infinitive | berstan | berstenne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | berste | bærst |
second person singular | birst | burste |
third person singular | birst | bærst |
plural | berstaþ | burston |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | berste | burste |
plural | bersten | bursten |
imperative | ||
singular | berst | |
plural | berstaþ | |
participle | present | past |
berstende | borsten |
Derived terms
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- Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰres-
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms derived from West Germanic languages
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old English lemmas
- Old English verbs
- Old English terms with quotations
- Old English class 3 strong verbs