Active Voice
Indicative Present
| 1st sing. | brestō |
| 2nd sing. | bristizi |
| 3rd sing. | bristidi |
| 1st dual | brestōz |
| 2nd dual | brestadiz |
| 1st plur. | brestamaz |
| 2nd plur. | bristid |
| 3rd plur. | brestandi |
Indicative Past
| 1st sing. | brast |
| 2nd sing. | brast |
| 3rd sing. | brast |
| 1st dual | brustū |
| 2nd dual | brustudiz |
| 1st plur. | brustum |
| 2nd plur. | brustud |
| 3rd plur. | brustun |
Subjunctive Present
| 1st sing. | brestaų |
| 2nd sing. | brestaiz |
| 3rd sing. | brestai |
| 1st dual | brestaiw |
| 2nd dual | brestaidiz |
| 1st plur. | brestaim |
| 2nd plur. | brestaid |
| 3rd plur. | brestain |
Subjunctive Past
| 1st sing. | brustį̄ |
| 2nd sing. | brustīz |
| 3rd sing. | brustī |
| 1st dual | brustīw |
| 2nd dual | brustīdiz |
| 1st plur. | brustīm |
| 2nd plur. | brustīd |
| 3rd plur. | brustīn |
Imperative
| 2nd sing. | brest |
| 3rd sing. | brestadau |
| 2nd dual | brestadiz |
| 2nd plur. | bristid |
| 3rd plur. | brestandau |
Passive Voice
Indicative
| 1st sing. | brestai |
| 2nd sing. | brestazai |
| 3rd sing. | brestadai |
| 1st plur. | brestandai |
| 2nd plur. | brestandai |
| 3rd plur. | brestandai |
Subjunctive
| 2nd sing. | brestaizau |
| 3rd sing. | brestaidau |
| 1st plur. | brestaindau |
| 2nd plur. | brestaindau |
| 3rd plur. | brestaindau |
Participles
| Present | brestandz |
| Past | brustanaz |
Etymology
Uncertain, perhaps from a Proto-Indo-European *bʰres- (“to burst, break, crack, crackle, split, separate”), but the only possible cognate deduced thus far is Old Irish brisid (“to break”). See: Old Irish '
brisid'.
Verbs referencing "brestaną"
English
burst, Danish
briste, Norwegian
briste, Old English
berstan, German, old spelling
bersten, Faroese
bresta, Icelandic
bresta, Old High German brestan, Old Saxon
brestan, French
briser, Dutch
barsten, Old French
brisier, Old Swedish
brista, Swedish
brista, Luxembourgish
baschten, Middle English
bresten, Frisian, Northern bjarste.
Cognates
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