brestan

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *brestan, from Proto-Germanic *brestaną.

Verb

brestan

1. to burst
2. to be missing

Inflection

Conjugation of brestan (strong class 3)

infinitive	brestan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	bresto, breston	brast
2nd person singular	bristis	brusti
3rd person singular	bristit	brast
1st person plural	brestun	bruston
2nd person plural	brestit	brustot
3rd person plural	brestunt	bruston
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	breste	brusti
2nd person singular	brestis	brusti
3rd person singular	breste	brusti
1st person plural	brestin	brustin
2nd person plural	brestit	brustit
3rd person plural	brestin	brustin
imperative	present
singular	brest, brist
plural	brestit
participle	present	past
	brestandi	brostan, gibrostan

Derived terms

• farbrestan
• gibrestan

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: bersten, barsten
  • Dutch: barsten, bersten
    • Afrikaans: bars

Further reading

• “brestan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *brestan, from Proto-Germanic *brestaną.

Verb

brestan

1. to burst

Conjugation

Conjugation of brestan (strong class 3)

infinitive	brestan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	bristu, bristo	brast
2nd person singular	bristis, bristist	brusti
3rd person singular	bristit	brast
1st person plural	brestem, brestemēs	brustum, brustumēs
2nd person plural	brestet	brustut
3rd person plural	brestant	brustun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	breste	brusti
2nd person singular	brestēs, brestēst	brustīs, brustīst
3rd person singular	breste	brusti
1st person plural	brestēm, brestemēs	brustīm, brustīmēs
2nd person plural	brestēt	brustīt
3rd person plural	brestēn	brustīn
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-West Germanic *brestan, from Proto-Germanic *brestaną.

Verb

brestan

1. 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

Derived terms

• farbrestan
• tibrestan

Descendants

• Middle Low German: bersten, barsten, borsten
  • Low German: basten