bresten

Middle English

bresten

To burst (break from internal pressure):
1. To issue, rush or flow out.
2. To change state suddenly.
To break, shatter (become broken):
1. To break, smash (cause to break)
2. To defeat or vanquish; to shatter (an enemy)
To be intensely afflicted with a feeling.
To hurt or attack; to beat up.

The conjugation of this verb is very variable; the forms shown are only a representative selection.

Conjugation of bresten (strong class 3)

infinitive	(to) bresten, breste
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	breste	brast, brost
2nd-person singular	brestest	broste, braste, brast, brost
3rd-person singular	bresteth	brast, brost
subjunctive singular	breste	broste¹, braste¹
imperative singular	breste	—

plural²	bresten, breste	brosten, broste, brasten, braste
imperative plural	bresteth, breste	—

participles	brestynge, brestende	brosten, broste, bresten, breste

¹Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
²Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

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