brista
Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse bresta, from Proto-Germanic *brestaną.
Verb
brista
Conjugation
| present | past | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | brista | — | ||||
| participle | bristandi, bristande | brustin | ||||
| active voice | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive | |
| iæk | brister | bristi, briste | — | brast | brusti, bruste | |
| þū | brister | bristi, briste | brist | brast | brusti, bruste | |
| han | brister | bristi, briste | — | brast | brusti, bruste | |
| vīr | bristum, bristom | bristum, bristom | bristum, bristom | brustum, brustom | brustum, brustom | |
| īr | bristin | bristin | bristin | brustin | brustin | |
| þēr | brista | bristin | — | brustu, brusto | brustin | |
| mediopassive voice | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive | |
| iæk | — | — | — | — | — | |
| þū | — | — | — | — | — | |
| han | — | — | — | — | — | |
| vīr | — | — | — | — | — | |
| īr | — | — | — | — | — | |
| þēr | — | — | — | — | — | |
Descendants
- Swedish: brista
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish brista, from Old Norse bresta, from Proto-Germanic *brestaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰres- (“to burst, break, crack, split, separate”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²brɪsːta/
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Verb
brista (present brister, preterite brast, supine brustit, imperative brist)
- (intransitive) to break, to burst
- Den tunna isen brast
- The thin ice broke
- 1915, Dan Andersson, Kolvaktarens Visor, Sizzi:
- Vid Lasso, där isarna råmande brista, […]
- By Lasso, where the ices bellowing break, […]
- to be lacking (in some respect)
- Domaren brister i objektivitet
- The judge is lacking in objectivity
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | brista | — | ||
| supine | brustit | — | ||
| imperative | brist | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | bristen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | brister | brast | — | — |
| ind. plural1 | brista | brusto | — | — |
| subjunctive2 | briste | bruste | — | — |
| present participle | bristande | |||
| past participle | brusten | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
See also
Further reading
- brista in Svensk ordbok.
- brista in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)