brista

Old Swedish

Etymology

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

Verb

brista

1. to break, burst

Conjugation

Conjugation of brista (strong)

	present			past
infinitive	brista			—
participle	bristandi, bristande			brustin
active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	brister	bristi, briste	—	brast	brusti, bruste
þū	brister	bristi, briste	brist	brast	brusti, bruste
han	brister	bristi, briste	—	brast	brusti, bruste
vīr	bristum, bristom	bristum, bristom	bristum, bristom	brustum, brustom	brustum, brustom
īr	bristin	bristin	bristin	brustin	brustin
þēr	brista	bristin	—	brustu, brusto	brustin
mediopassive voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	—	—	—	—	—
þū	—	—	—	—	—
han	—	—	—	—	—
vīr	—	—	—	—	—
īr	—	—	—	—	—
þēr	—	—	—	—	—

Descendants

• Swedish: brista

Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²brɪsːta/

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Verb

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

1. (intransitive) to break, to burst

   Den tunna isen brast

   The thin ice broke

   • 1915, Dan Andersson, Kolvaktarens Visor, Sizzi:

     Vid Lasso, där isarna råmande brista, […]

     By Lasso, where the ices bellowing break, […]

2. to be lacking (in some respect)

   Domaren brister i objektivitet

   The judge is lacking in objectivity

Conjugation

Conjugation of brista (class 3 strong)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	brista		—
Supine	brustit		—
Imperative	brist		—
Imper. plural1	bristen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	brister	brast	—	—
Ind. plural1	brista	brusto	—	—
Subjunctive2	briste	bruste	—	—
	Participles
Present participle	bristande
Past participle	brusten
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• brist
• brista ut
• bristning

See also

• bära eller brista

Further reading

• brista in Svensk ordbok.

Anagrams

• bitars