toberstan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *tebrestaną (“to burst or break apart”), equivalent to tō- +‎ berstan. Cognate with Old Saxon tebrestan, Old High German zibrestan (German zerbersten).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /toːˈber.stɑn/, [toːˈberˠ.stɑn]

Verb

tōberstan

1. to burst asunder
2. (intransitive) break in two or in pieces, be rent asunder
3. to break out

Conjugation

Conjugation of tōberstan (strong class 3)

infinitive	tōberstan	tōberstenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	tōberste	tōbærst
second person singular	tōbirst	tōburste
third person singular	tōbirst	tōbærst
plural	tōberstaþ	tōburston
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	tōberste	tōburste
plural	tōbersten	tōbursten
imperative
singular	tōberst
plural	tōberstaþ
participle	present	past
	tōberstende	tōborsten

Descendants

• Middle English: tobresten, tobursten
  • English: toburst

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “tóberstan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.