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
Conjugation
Conjugation of tōberstan (strong class 3)
| 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 | |
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “tóberstan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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