"tostart" meaning in All languages combined

See tostart on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: tostarts [present, singular, third-person], tostarting [participle, present], tostarted [participle, past], tostarted [past]
Etymology: From Middle English tosterten, equivalent to to- (“apart”) + start. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|tosterten}} Middle English tosterten, {{prefix|en|to|start|t1=apart}} to- (“apart”) + start Head templates: {{en-verb}} tostart (third-person singular simple present tostarts, present participle tostarting, simple past and past participle tostarted)
  1. (obsolete) To spring or fly apart; burst. Tags: obsolete
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