atbresten
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old English ætberstan, equivalent to at- + bresten.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
atbresten (third-person singular simple present atbresteth, present participle atbrestynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative atbrast, past participle atbrosten)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of atbresten (strong class 3)
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
References edit
- “atbresten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.