bursten

See also: bürsten and Bürsten

English

Etymology

From Middle English bursten, borsten, from Old English borsten, ġeborsten, from Proto-Germanic *brustanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *brestaną (“to burst”). More at burst.

Verb

bursten

1. (now rare) past participle of burst.

Adjective

bursten (comparative more bursten, superlative most bursten)

1. Burst; broken; ruptured.
2. Affected with a rupture or hernia.

Derived terms

• burstenness

Anagrams

• Brunets, Butners, brunets, bunters, burnest, burnets, subrent

Middle English

Verb

bursten

1. Alternative form of bresten