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Middle English
Etymology
Inherited from Old English ætberstan, equivalent to at- + bresten.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /atˈbrɛstən/, /atˈbɛrstən/
Verb
atbresten (third-person singular simple present atbresteth, present participle atbrestynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative atbrast, past participle atbrosten)
- (transitive, Early Middle English, uncommon) to break away; escape
Conjugation
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
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