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Middle English
Etymology
From Old English berstan, from Proto-West Germanic *brestan, from Proto-Germanic *brestaną; many forms are influenced by Old Norse bresta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɛrstən/, /ˈbarstən/, /ˈburstən/
- (metathetic) IPA(key): /ˈbrɛstən/, /ˈbristən/
Verb
bresten
- To burst (break from internal pressure):
- To issue, rush or flow out.
- To change state suddenly.
- To break, shatter (become broken):
- To break, smash (cause to break)
- To defeat or vanquish; to shatter (an enemy)
- To be intensely afflicted with a feeling.
- To hurt or attack; to beat up.
Usage notes
- The conjugation of this verb is very variable; the forms shown are only a representative selection.
Conjugation
| infinitive
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(to) bresten, breste
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present tense
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past tense
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| 1st-person singular
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breste
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brast, brost
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| 2nd-person singular
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brestest
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broste, braste, brast, brost
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| 3rd-person singular
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bresteth
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brast, brost
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| subjunctive singular
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breste
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broste1, braste1
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| imperative singular
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—
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| plural2
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bresten, breste
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brosten, broste, brasten, braste
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| imperative plural
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bresteth, breste
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—
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| participles
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brestynge, brestende
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brosten, broste, bresten, breste
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1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
bresten m
- definite singular of brest