toburst

English

Alternative forms

• tobrest

Etymology

From Middle English tobursten, tobresten, from Old English tōberstan (“to burst asunder, shatter”), from Proto-Germanic *tebrestaną (“to burst asunder”), equivalent to to- (“apart”) +‎ burst. Cognate with Old Saxon tebrestan, German zerbersten.

Verb

toburst (third-person singular simple present tobursts, present participle tobursting, simple past toburst, past participle toburst or tobursten)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To burst or break in pieces.
2. (intransitive, obsolete) To burst apart; break in pieces.

Anagrams

• turbots