berstan
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Etymology
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
Verb
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
| 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 | |
Conjugation of berstan (strong class 3)
Derived terms
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