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brestan
brestan
Old High German
Verb
brestan
- to burst
Conjugation
Conjugation of brestan (strong class 3)
| infinitive | brestan | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | bristu | brast |
| 2nd person singular | bristis | brusti |
| 3rd person singular | bristit | brast |
| 1st person plural | brestem, brestemes | brustum, brustumes |
| 2nd person plural | brestet | brustut |
| 3rd person plural | brestant | brustun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | breste | brusti |
| 2nd person singular | brestes | brustis |
| 3rd person singular | breste | brusti |
| 1st person plural | brestem, brestemes | brustim, brustimes |
| 2nd person plural | brestet | brustit |
| 3rd person plural | bresten | brustin |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | brist | |
| plural | brestet | |
| participle | present | past |
| brestanti | gibrostan | |
Descendants
- Middle High German: brësten, bresten
- German: bresten, bersten
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *brestaną, whence also Old High German brestan, Old English berstan, Old Norse bresta. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰres- (“to burst, break, crack, split, separate”).
Verb
brestan
- to burst
Conjugation
Conjugation of brestan (strong class 3)
| infinitive | brestan | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | bristu | brast |
| 2nd person singular | bristis | brusti |
| 3rd person singular | bristid | brast |
| plural | brestad | brustun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | breste | brusti |
| 2nd person singular | brestes | brustis |
| 3rd person singular | breste | brusti |
| plural | bresten | brustin |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | brest | |
| plural | brestad | |
| participle | present | past |
| bristandi | brostan | |