byrst

Middle English

Noun

byrst

  1. alternative form of burst

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *bursti, from Proto-Germanic *burstiz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰr̥stís.

Noun

byrst n

  1. bristle
Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative byrst byrst
accusative byrst byrst
genitive byrstes byrsta
dative byrste byrstum
Derived terms
  • *byrstel
Descendants
  • Middle English: brust
  • ⇒ Old English: *byrstel

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *brestuz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰres‑.

Noun

byrst m

  1. loss, defect, failure
  2. injury
Declension

Strong i-stem:

singular plural
nominative byrst byrstas
accusative byrst byrstas
genitive byrstes byrsta
dative byrste byrstum
Descendants

References

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