bursten

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See also: bürsten, and Bürsten

English

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Etymology

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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

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bursten

  1. (now rare) past participle of burst.

Adjective

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bursten (comparative more bursten, superlative most bursten)

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

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Middle English

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Verb

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bursten

  1. Alternative form of bresten