"berstan" meaning in Old English

See berstan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈber.stɑn/, [ˈberˠ.stɑn]
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *brestaną (with e-r metathesis in West Germanic), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰres- (“to burst, break, crack, split, separate”). Cognate with Old Frisian bersta (West Frisian boarste), Old Saxon brestan (Low German basten), Dutch bersten, barsten, Old High German brestan German bersten), Old Norse bresta (Danish briste, Norwegian Bokmål briste, Swedish brista). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*brestaną}} Proto-Germanic *brestaną, {{der|ang|gmw|-}} West Germanic, {{der|ang|ine-pro|*bʰres-||to burst, break, crack, split, separate}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰres- (“to burst, break, crack, split, separate”), {{cog|ofs|bersta}} Old Frisian bersta, {{cog|fy|boarste}} West Frisian boarste, {{cog|osx|brestan}} Old Saxon brestan, {{cog|nds|basten}} Low German basten, {{cog|nl|bersten}} Dutch bersten, {{m|nl|barsten}} barsten, {{cog|goh|brestan}} Old High German brestan, {{cog|de|bersten}} German bersten, {{cog|non|bresta}} Old Norse bresta, {{cog|da|briste}} Danish briste, {{cog|nb|briste}} Norwegian Bokmål briste, {{cog|sv|brista}} Swedish brista Head templates: {{ang-verb}} berstan Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|berstan<s3>}} Forms: strong [table-tags], berstan [infinitive], berstenne [infinitive], berste [first-person, present, singular], bærst [first-person, past, singular], birst [present, second-person, singular], burste [past, second-person, singular], birst [present, singular, third-person], bærst [past, singular, third-person], berstaþ [plural, present], burston [past, plural], berste [present, singular], burste [past, singular], bersten [plural, present], bursten [past, plural], berst [imperative, past, present, singular], berstaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], berstende [imperative, present], borsten [imperative, past]
  1. to break, shatter, burst Derived forms: forberstan, tōberstan
    Sense id: en-berstan-ang-verb-pAaGctZM Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "bresten",
            "3": "bersten"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: bresten, bersten",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: bresten, bersten"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "burst",
            "3": "bust"
          },
          "expansion": "English: burst, bust",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: burst, bust"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sco",
            "2": "brist",
            "3": "bryst"
          },
          "expansion": "Scots: brist, bryst",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: brist, bryst"
    }
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "gmw",
        "3": "-"
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      "name": "der"
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    {
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      "name": "der"
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      },
      "expansion": "Old Frisian bersta",
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      "expansion": "West Frisian boarste",
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      "expansion": "Old Saxon brestan",
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      "args": {
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        "2": "basten"
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      "expansion": "Low German basten",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "2": "bersten"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch bersten",
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "barsten"
      },
      "expansion": "barsten",
      "name": "m"
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    {
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      },
      "expansion": "Old High German brestan",
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      "args": {
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        "2": "bersten"
      },
      "expansion": "German bersten",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "2": "bresta"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse bresta",
      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "briste"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish briste",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "briste"
      },
      "expansion": "Norwegian Bokmål briste",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "brista"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish brista",
      "name": "cog"
    }
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "ang-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "tags": [
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      "form": "berstan",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    {
      "form": "berstaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "burston",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "berste",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "burste",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "bersten",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "present"
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "berst",
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        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
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        "plural",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "berstende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "borsten",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "berstan<s3>"
      },
      "name": "ang-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "forberstan"
        },
        {
          "word": "tōberstan"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to break, shatter, burst"
      ],
      "id": "en-berstan-ang-verb-pAaGctZM",
      "links": [
        [
          "break",
          "break"
        ],
        [
          "shatter",
          "shatter"
        ],
        [
          "burst",
          "burst"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈber.stɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈberˠ.stɑn]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "berstan"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "forberstan"
    },
    {
      "word": "tōberstan"
    }
  ],
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            "3": "bersten"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: bresten, bersten",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: bresten, bersten"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
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        {
          "args": {
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            "3": "bust"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: burst, bust"
    },
    {
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          "args": {
            "1": "sco",
            "2": "brist",
            "3": "bryst"
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          "name": "desc"
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      "name": "der"
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        "2": "bersta"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Frisian bersta",
      "name": "cog"
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      "expansion": "West Frisian boarste",
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      "name": "cog"
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    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Low German basten",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "bersten"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch bersten",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "barsten"
      },
      "expansion": "barsten",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "brestan"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German brestan",
      "name": "cog"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "bersten"
      },
      "expansion": "German bersten",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "bresta"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse bresta",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "briste"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish briste",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "briste"
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      "expansion": "Norwegian Bokmål briste",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "brista"
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      "expansion": "Swedish brista",
      "name": "cog"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *brestaną (with e-r metathesis in West Germanic), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰres- (“to burst, break, crack, split, separate”).\nCognate with Old Frisian bersta (West Frisian boarste), Old Saxon brestan (Low German basten), Dutch bersten, barsten, Old High German brestan German bersten), Old Norse bresta (Danish briste, Norwegian Bokmål briste, Swedish brista).",
  "forms": [
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      "tags": [
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "3",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
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    {
      "form": "berstan",
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    {
      "form": "berstenne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
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      "form": "berste",
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        "present",
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    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "burston",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "berste",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "burste",
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      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bersten",
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      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "bursten",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "berst",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "berstaþ",
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        "plural",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "berstende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "borsten",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old English lemmas",
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        "Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Old English terms derived from West Germanic languages",
        "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Old English verbs"
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      "glosses": [
        "to break, shatter, burst"
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          "break",
          "break"
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          "burst",
          "burst"
        ]
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈber.stɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈberˠ.stɑn]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "berstan"
}

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