A-berstan

Old English Dictionary Entry

A-berstan

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: Related words: for-berstan. a-berstan

Definitions

1 a-berstan

p. -bearst, pl. -burston; pp. -borsten [a, berstan] To burst, break, to be broken; perfringi.

Runic Inscription

ᚪ-ᛒᛖᚱᛋᛏᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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