bursten

See also: bürsten and Bürsten

English

Etymology

From Middle English bursten, borsten, from Old English borsten, ġeborsten, from Proto-Germanic *brustanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *brestaną (“to burst”). More at burst.

Verb

bursten

  1. (now rare) past participle of burst.

Adjective

bursten (comparative more bursten, superlative most bursten)

  1. Burst; broken; ruptured.
  2. Affected with a rupture or hernia.

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Middle English

Verb

bursten

  1. alternative form of bresten
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