forberstan
Old English
verb
Definitions
- to burst asunder, break, fail
Etymology
Prefix from Old English berstan (break, burst, shatter).
Origin
Old English
berstan
Gloss
break, burst, shatter
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- forburst English
- *brestanÄ… Proto-Germanic
- berstan Old English
- toberstan Old English
- bersten Middle English
- forbersten Middle English