brisier

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Old French

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Etymology

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Of Germanic origin, from Frankish *bristan (to break to pieces, split, shatter), from Proto-Germanic *brestaną (to break, burst, rupture), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrest- (to separate, burst). Cognate with Old High German bristan (to break asunder, rupture), Old English berstan (to break, shatter, burst), Old Norse bresta (to break, burst). More at burst.

Verb

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brisier

  1. to break (cause damage to), bust
    Synonyms: quasser, rompre
  2. to break to pieces by a shock or violent blow
  3. to destroy
    Synonym: destruire

Conjugation

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This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -ier, with a palatal stem. These verbs are conjugated mostly like verbs in -er, but there is an extra i before the e of some endings. The forms that would normally end in *-ss, *-st are modified to s, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

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  • French: briser