"forburst" meaning in English

See forburst in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: forbursts [present, singular, third-person], forbursting [participle, present], forburst [past], forbrast [archaic, past], forburst [participle, past], forbursten [archaic, participle, past]
Etymology: From Middle English forbersten, forbresten, from Old English forberstan (“to break, burst asunder, vanish, fail; let go by default”), equivalent to for- + burst. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|forbersten}} Middle English forbersten, {{m|enm|forbresten}} forbresten, {{inh|en|ang|forberstan||to break, burst asunder, vanish, fail; let go by default}} Old English forberstan (“to break, burst asunder, vanish, fail; let go by default”), {{prefix|en|for|burst}} for- + burst Head templates: {{en-verb|forbursts|forbursting|forburst|past2=forbrast|past2_qual=archaic|past_ptc2=forbursten|past_ptc2_qual=archaic}} forburst (third-person singular simple present forbursts, present participle forbursting, simple past forburst or (archaic) forbrast, past participle forburst or (archaic) forbursten)
  1. (intransitive) To burst asunder; break; shatter. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-forburst-en-verb-Q6~e6Efx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with for-

Inflected forms

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