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brista

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Old Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse bresta, from Proto-Germanic *brestaną.

Verb

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brista

  1. to break, burst

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Swedish: brista

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish brista, from Old Norse bresta, from Proto-Germanic *brestaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰres- (to burst, break, crack, split, separate).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /²brɪsːta/
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Verb

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brista (present brister, preterite brast, supine brustit, imperative brist)

  1. (intransitive) to break, to burst
    Den tunna isen brast
    The thin ice broke
  2. to be lacking (in some respect)
    Domaren brister i objektivitet
    The judge is lacking in objectivity

Conjugation

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Conjugation of brista (class 3 strong)
active passive
infinitive brista
supine brustit
imperative brist
imper. plural1 bristen
present past present past
indicative brister brast
ind. plural1 brista brusto
subjunctive2 briste bruste
present participle bristande
past participle brusten

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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