borste

borste

1. plural of bors

borste

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of borsten

Often compared to Basque bost (“five”) through Proto-Basque *bortz

borste

1. five

• Villamor, Fernando (2020) A basic dictionary and grammar of the Iberian language

From Old Swedish borst, from Old Norse burst, from Proto-Germanic *burstiz (“bristle”).

borste c

1. a brush

A brush with a handle for applying a substance (like paint or butter) is a pensel.

• hårborste (“hairbrush”)
• skurborste (“scrubbing brush”)
• sopborste (“broom with a brush at the end”)
• tandborste (“toothbrush”)
• toaborste (“toilet brush”)

• borst (“bristle”)
• borsta (“to brush”)

• kam (“comb”)

• borste in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• borste in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

• betors, borets, bortse, boters, sobert