From Old Norse bresta, from Proto-Germanic *brestaną.
brista
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | |
From Old Swedish brista, from Old Norse bresta, from Proto-Germanic *brestaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰres- (“to burst, break, crack, split, separate”).
brista (present brister, preterite brast, supine brustit, imperative brist)
| 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 | — | — |
| present participle | bristande | |||
| past participle | brusten | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.