Old Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse bresta, from Proto-Germanic *brestaną.

Verb edit

brista

  1. to break, burst

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  • Swedish: brista

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Swedish brista, from Old Norse bresta, from Proto-Germanic *brestaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰres- (to burst, break, crack, split, separate).

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  • IPA(key): /²brɪsːta/
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Verb edit

brista (present brister, preterite brast, supine brustit, imperative brist)

  1. (intransitive) to break, to burst
    Den tunna isen brast
    The thin ice broke
  2. to be lacking (in some respect)
    Domaren brister i objektivitet
    The judge is lacking in objectivity

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