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á-berstan

  • verb [ strong ]
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Grammar
á-berstan, p. -bærst
To burst forth
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  • Se wilm ðæs innoðes út ábirst (-biersð, Hat. MS.) and wierð tó sceabbe

    fervor intimus usque ad cutis scabiem prorumpit,

    • Past. 70, 9
      • .

  • Ðonne ábirst (-biersð, Hat. MS.) ðǽr hwæthwugu út ðæs ðe hé swugian sceolde

    difficile est, ut non ad aliquid, quod dicere non debet, erumpat,

    • 164, 15
      • .

  • Út ábærst

    eruperit,

    up ábærst

    emerserit,

    • Hpt. Gl. 512, 68
      • .

  • Ðá ábærst micel ðunor and líget,

    • Hml. Th. ii. 184, 4
      • .

  • Ðæt áborstene clif

    the detached crag

    hreás ofdúneweard,

    • Gr. D. 12, 9
      • .
Etymology
[
O. H. Ger. ar-brestan erumpere
.]
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “á-berstan.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/37329.

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