Bursten

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    past participle of burst. archaic, form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Burst; broken; ruptured.
  2. 2
    Affected with a rupture or hernia.

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Etymology

From Middle English bursten, borsten, from Old English borsten, ġeborsten, from Proto-Germanic *brustanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *brestaną (“to burst”). More at burst.

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