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

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