Participles
| Present | tōberstende |
| Past | tōborsten |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | tōberste |
| 2nd sing. | tōbirst |
| 3rd sing. | tōbirst |
| 1st plur. | tōberstaþ |
| 2nd plur. | tōberstaþ |
| 3rd plur. | tōberstaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | tōbærst |
| 2nd sing. | tōburste |
| 3rd sing. | tōbærst |
| 1st plur. | tōburston |
| 2nd plur. | tōburston |
| 3rd plur. | tōburston |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | tōberste |
| 2nd sing. | tōberste |
| 3rd sing. | tōberste |
| 1st plur. | tōbersten |
| 2nd plur. | tōbersten |
| 3rd plur. | tōbersten |
Past
| 1st sing. | tōburste |
| 2nd sing. | tōburste |
| 3rd sing. | tōburste |
| 1st plur. | tōbursten |
| 2nd plur. | tōbursten |
| 3rd plur. | tōbursten |
Imperative
| Singular | tōberst |
| Plural | tōberstaþ |
Verbs similar to 'toberstan'
berstan,
forberstan,
herstan,
hierstan,
tobrecan,
toferan,
togeotan,
towritan,
aberan,
ætberan,
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *tebrestaną (“to burst or break apart”), equivalent to tō- + berstan. Cognate with Old Saxon tebrestan, Old High German zibrestan (German zerbersten). See: Old Saxon '
tebrestan', Old High German 'zibrestan', German, old spelling '
zerbersten'.
Sample Sentences
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Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
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Þæt seofode wīte wæs, þæt swā miċel ðunor and hagol becōm on ðām lēodsċipe, þæt...ǣlċ trēow on ðam earde tōbǣrst. (The seventh plague was that there was such great thunder and hail in that country, that...every tree in the land split in two.)
Cognates
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