Old English · verb
toberstan
Normalised tōberstan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- strong class III
- IPA
- /toːˈber.stɑn/[toːˈberˠ.stɑn]
- Syllables
- toː · ˈber · stɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- in twobreak outasunderburstrent
Meaning
-
to burst asunder
-
break in two or in pieces, be rent asunder
Þæt seofode wīte wæs, þæt swā miċel ðunor and hagol becōm on ðām lēodsċipe, þæt...ǣlċ trēow on ðam earde tōbǣrst.
The seventh plague was that there was such great thunder and hail in that country, that...every tree in the land split in two.
Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church -
to break out
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | tōberste | tōbærst |
| 2nd singular | tōbirst | tōburste |
| 3rd singular | tōbirst | tōbærst |
| Plural | tōberstaþ | tōburston |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | tōberste | tōburste |
| Plural | tōbersten | tōbursten |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | tōberstan |
| Inflected infinitive | tōberstenne |
| Imperative singular | tōberst |
| Imperative plural | tōberstaþ |
| Present participle | tōberstende |
| Past participle | tōborsten |
All forms (13)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *tebrestaną (“to burst or break apart”), equivalent to tō- + berstan. Cognate with Old Saxon tebrestan, Old High German zibrestan (German zerbersten).
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