brastlian

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *brastulōn, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *brastōną (“to crack, break, snap”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbrɑst.li.ɑn/

Verb

brastlian

  1. to brustle; rustle; crackle; make a noise; murmur
    • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
      ...ðā ðā hǣðenan āhēowon þæt trēow mid ormǣtre blisse, þæt hit brastliende sāh tō ðām hālgan were, hetelīċe swīðe. Þā worhte hē onġēan ðām hrēosendum trēowe þǣs Hǣlendes rōde tācn, and hit ðǣrrihte ætstōd, wende ðā onġēan, and hrēas underbæc, and fornēan offēoll ðā ðe hit ǣr forcurfon.
      Then the heathens cut down the tree with great joy, so that, rustling, it fell towards the holy man very violently. Then he made the sign of the Savior's cross to the falling tree, and it immediately stood still, turned around, and fell backwards, and almost fell upon those who had previously cut it.

Conjugation

Conjugation of brastlian (weak, class 2)
infinitive brastlian brastlienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular brastliġe brastlode
second person singular brastlast brastlodest
third person singular brastlaþ brastlode
plural brastliaþ brastlodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular brastliġe brastlode
plural brastliġen brastloden
imperative
singular brastla
plural brastliaþ
participle present past
brastliende (ġe)brastlod

Derived terms

  • bærstlian
  • berstan
  • brastl
  • ġebrastl

Descendants

  • Middle English: brastlien
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