berstan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *brestaną (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.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈberstɑn/

Verb

berstan (strong class III)

1. to break, shatter, burst

Conjugation

Conjugation of berstan (strong class III)

indicative	present	preterite
1st-person singular	berste	bærst
2nd-person singular	birst	burste
3rd-person singular	birst	bærst
plural	berstaþ	burston
subjunctive	present	preterite
singular	berste	burste
plural	bersten	bursten
imperative
singular	berst
plural	berstaþ
participle	present	past
	berstende	borsten

Descendants

• English: burst