berstan
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *brestaną (with e-r metathesis in West Germanic), 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
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of berstan (strong class 3)
infinitive | berstan | berstenne |
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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 |