toberstan
Old English
verb
Definitions
- to burst asunder
- (intransitive) break in two or in pieces, be rent asunder
- to break out
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *tebrestaną (burst asunder, burst break apart) affix from Old English berstan (break, burst, shatter).
Origin
Old English
berstan
Gloss
break, burst, shatter
Concept
Semantic Field
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Ontological Category
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bersten German
- zerbersten German
- *brestaną Proto-Germanic
- *tebrestaną Proto-Germanic
- berstan Old English
- forberstan Old English
- tōberstan Old English
- bersten Middle English
- brestan Old Saxon
- tebrestan Old Saxon