toberstan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *tebrestaną (“to burst or break apart”), equivalent to tō- +‎ berstan. Cognate with Old Saxon tebrestan, Old High German zibrestan (German zerbersten).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /toːˈber.stɑn/, [toːˈberˠ.stɑn]

Verb

tōberstan

  1. to burst asunder
  2. (intransitive) break in two or in pieces, be rent asunder
    • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
      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.
  3. to break out

Conjugation

Conjugation of tōberstan (strong, class III)
infinitive tōberstan tōberstenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular tōberste tōbærst
second person singular tōbirst tōburste
third person singular tōbirst tōbærst
plural tōberstaþ tōburston
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular tōberste tōburste
plural tōbersten tōbursten
imperative
singular tōberst
plural tōberstaþ
participle present past
tōberstende tōborsten

Descendants

  • Middle English: tobresten, tobursten

References

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