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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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