ætberstan

Old English

Etymology

From æt- +‎ berstan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ætˈber.stɑn/, [ætˈberˠ.stɑn]

Verb

ætberstan

  1. to break out
  2. to escape, get away
    • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
      ðā Drihten ārǣrde miċelne wind, and sē ġelǣhte ealne þone līġ, and ābǣr hine tō ðǣs cyninges botle, swā þæt him ne belǣfde nān þing unforburnen, and hē sylf earfoðlīċe þām fȳre ætbærst.
      The Lord rose up a great wind, and it caught all the flame, and bore it to the king's dwelling, so that nothing unburnt to him remained, and he himself escaped from the fire with difficulty.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ætberstan (strong, class III)
infinitive ætberstan ætberstenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular ætberste ætbærst
second person singular ætbirst ætburste
third person singular ætbirst ætbærst
plural ætberstaþ ætburston
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular ætberste ætburste
plural ætbersten ætbursten
imperative
singular ætberst
plural ætberstaþ
participle present past
ætberstende ætborsten

References

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