berstan

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Contents 1 Old English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Conjugation 1.3.2 Descendants

[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *brestan (with e-r metathesis in West Germanic). Cognate with Old Frisian bersta, Old Saxon brestan (Dutch bersten, barsten), Old High German brestan (German bersten), Old Norse bresta.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈberstɑn/

[edit] Verb

berstan (class III strong: 3 singular present birst, 3 singular preterite bærst, preterite plural burston, past participle borsten)

1. to break, shatter, burst

[edit] Conjugation

Class III strong
present	singular	plural
1st person	berste	berstaþ
2nd person	birst
3rd person	birþ, bierþ
subjunctive	berste	bersten
preterite	singular	plural
1st person	bærst	burston
2nd person	burste
3rd person	bærst
subjunctive	burste	bursten
imperative	singular	plural
	berst	berstaþ
participle	present	past
	berstende	(ġe)borsten

[edit] Descendants

• English: burst