ge-berian
To happen ⬩ evĕnīre ⬩ accĭdēre
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To happen; evĕnīre, accĭdēre Geberian compĕtĕre, C. R. Ben. 37. Geberede hit dæt Ercules com to him it happened that Hercules came to him, Bt. 16, 2; Fox 52, 34, note 10, MS. Cot: Bt. Met. Fox 25, 61; Met. 25, 31
a-berstan
To burst ⬩ break ⬩ to be broken ⬩ perfringi
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To burst, break, to be broken; perfringi
forþ-berstan
To burst or break forth ⬩ erumpĕre
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To burst or break forth; erumpĕre, Som. Ben. Lye
ful-berstan
To burst fully or thoroughly ⬩ plēne rumpi
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To burst fully or thoroughly; plēne rumpi, Off. Reg. 3
óþ-berstan
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to break away, escape Hé óþbærst tó wuda, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 291, 17. [Rannulf út of ðam týre on Lunden nihtes óðbærst, ðǽr hé on hæftneþe wæs, Chr. l 101; Erl. 237, 40.] Gif se bana óþbyrste, L. H. E. 2 ; Th. i. 28, l. Cf. æt-berstan
á-berstan
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To burst forth 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
æt-berstan
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Add: of actual motion, absolute Hé ætbærst and hé ys geworden né tó wealdgengan, Ælfc. T. Grn. 18, 5. Se here ætbærst, Chr. 992; P. 127, 17. Uneáþe cwic ætberstende, Coll. M. 27, 3. when person from whom or place from which is given, dat. Hé heom
ge-berstan
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to burst: Hnescað se swile and gebersteþ, Lch. ii. 202, ii. —
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full-berstan
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to be shattered On þyssum þrým stapelum sceall ǽlc cynestól standan . . . and áwácie heora ǽnig, sóna se stól scylfð; anð fulberste heora ǽnig, þonne hrýsð se seól nyðer, Ll. Th. ii. 308, 1: Wlfst. 267, 18
tó-berstan
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Hé sylf áhreófode and tóbærst mid wundum from ðám heáfde oð Ðá fét, Shrn. 132, 8. Add
æt-berstan
To break out or loose ⬩ to escape ⬩ get away ⬩ erumpere ⬩ evadere
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To break out or loose, to escape, get away; erumpere, evadere Ða ælbærst him sum man evosit homo quidam, Gen. 14, 13. Ða fíf cyningas ætburstop fugerunt enim quinque reges, Jos. 10, 16. Ðæt he ðanon ætberste that he escape thence, L. C. E. 2 ; Th. i.
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at-berstan
To break out ⬩ escape ⬩ erumpere
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To break out, escape; erumpere, Chr. 607; Ing. 30, 9
for-berstan
To break ⬩ burst asunder ⬩ fail ⬩ contĕri ⬩ dirumpi ⬩ exstingui
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To break, burst asunder, fail; contĕri, dirumpi, exstingui Wén nǽfre forbirsteþ hope never fails, Exon. 64a; Th. 236, 2; Ph. 568. Heora bogan forberstaþ arcus eōrum contĕrātur. Ps. Th. 36, 14. Forbærst sweord Beówulfes Beowulf's sword burst asunder,
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ge-berhtan
To make bright ⬩ brighten ⬩ enlighten ⬩ illūmīnāre ⬩ clārĭfĭcāre
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To make bright, brighten, enlighten; illūmīnāre, clārĭfĭcāre Ðe wuhtagehwæs wlite geberhteþ which brightens the beauty of everything, Bt. Met. Fox 21, 64; Met. 21, 32
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for-berstan
exhausted ⬩ to fail ⬩ break down
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Add: of material, to burst asunder, be lorn asunder Godwebba cyst (the veil of the temple) ufan eall forbærst, þæt hit on eorðan læg on twám styccum, Cri. 1138. Ðonne ðá twigo forburston, þonne gewitan þá sáula niðer þá þe on ðǽm twigum hangodan, Bl.
ge-berhtan
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oþ-berstan
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Gif hwá wóh wyrce, and út oðberste (æt-, v. l. ), Ll. Th. i. 268, 9. Add
tó-berstan
to burst asunder, ⬩ to break (intrans) in two, or in pieces, ⬩ be rent asunder ⬩ to break out in sores, ⬩ to break out
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to burst asunder, to break (intrans) in two, or in pieces, be rent asunder Ic tó-berste crepo, Ælfc. Gr. 24; Zup. 138, 5. Se heofon tóbyrst from ðæm eastdǽle óþ ðone westdǽl, Blickl. Homl. 93, 22. Tóbirsteþ, Exon. Th. 420, 7; Rä 39. 7. Se sceaft tóbærst
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ge-bernan
To burn ⬩ combūrere
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To burn; combūrere Geberneþ combūret, Lk. Skt. Lind. 3, 17